Mid Air at Leicester Aerodrome
 

Very sad news just coming back from Denham and find out two aircraft have had a mid air collision at Leicester Airport . Heard the rescue helicopter come in and the Police 22 hovering overhead with the airport closed. One aircraft had crashed onto the road with the police closing it and also no traffic into or out of the airport? The aircraft was yellow in colour the had crashed on the road . Sincerely hope the pilots and or passengers have survived . It really has made me sick to the stomach thinking how easily a fun day out can turn to tragedy , will be thinking of the affected families tonight .

BBC News - Two planes collide near Leicester Airport

Distressing.

G

That's sad news... I hope it was a minor event, and everyone is unharmed....

However, I don't see that the BBC is really helping much:

Yet the planes are reported as having collided. It's safe to say that the ultimate outcome was on the ground, but unless there were two totally unrelated, yet co-incident crash landings, I've got to think that the crash happened in the air?!

Unfortunatly I was a direct witness to this event. Can we avoid speculation until things have gelled a little.

Hope you're ok Bose? Don't sit here watching what people will write. Take yourself for a large scotch.

Gosh! Well, in addition to my hopes for those directly involved, I hope your nerves are settling Bose, that would be a terrible thing to witness!

Bose. If you know the truth. Don't let the knobs on here who WILL start to slag off the pilots make you mad. It seems to be the pprune way to talk as much bull as they can.
Thoughts with the family's and all those involved.

Now...PLEASE... lets all take a deep intake of breath, sit on fingers, and NOT allow this to turn into another awful PPrune debacle.

Remember, the Press and close friends will be watching ...

Thanks DAR, its not the first and won't be the last. As ever it's always the good guys involved.

Tragic news! Does not bare thinking about. Again.

I hope that you are ok Bose.

Now on ASN: ASN Aircraft accident 18-DEC-2011 Two light aircraft

Sad news indeed, I hope the two with minor injuries recover quickly.

It still amazes me that with all the reports of mid air collisions it seems one aircraft is a loss, while the other is ok often even able to land safely back at an airfield. Having never witnessed one first hand, it's hard to imagine how either aircraft could continue flying (not specifically talking about this event, just mid airs in general).

The outcome very much depends on which parts of the aircraft come into contact with each other. If the tailplane is damaged the result is usually a complete loss of control, whereas wing damage often results in a degree of controlability, sufficient to make a landing, as evinced by the recent Duxford Mustang/Skyraider collision.

My thoughts go out to all involved in today's tragic incident.

Maybe one aircraft had a recovery chute?

Obviously depends how the aircraft touch/collide. I worked with a pilot who failed to file a flight plan for a return flight from the continent while operating an Aztec on public transport at night. He was intercepted by two Lightnings over the North Sea-one collided with him, both aircraft were damaged but both flew back to base without further incident.

I was also their today at the time of the accident.

Like most things, when it happens on your door step, it hightens the situation ten fold.

We were taxiing out for departure at the time and just stopped in shock at it all.

Deepest sympathys to the guy who sadly has lost his life. And a very speedy recovery to the two others.

The airfield rescue service were absolute top draw.

Bose - you're right, feckwits speculating on the basis of half-information from the press seem to fester on forums.

Local Variation - the fire crew were great, as were the emergency services personnel.

It's going to take a while for it all to sink in for all of us at the Club.

Having worked at LAC and learnt to fly there some years ago, I'm very saddened by this tragic news. My thoughts go out to all involved and their families.

A fatal accident like this is always very sad and, as bose-x says, let's not deal in speculation.The investigation will be thorough and will go some way to finding the cause.

I have been involved with the LAC for a very long time and can imagine the effect on the regulars at this happy club, one of the oldest and best in the country.They must be devastated and shocked that it should happen there.
The AAIB will find answers and their recommendations should be carefully noted by all of us.
With a busy circuit like Leicester such an occurrence is always a possibility. Lets make certain in the future that it's a very small one. :(

talking about bose being there - a friend of mine was on his 3rd leg of a QXC into shoreham when that accident happened there this summer (i think aircraft on takeoff collided with a xwind plane). He heard the whole thing on radio - called in told the airport was shut and had to head back to waltham. Hardly ideal at the best of times yet alone on a QXC....

Condolances to all those involved at Leicester...