Descripción:
After departing Gadsden, the Embraer collided head-on with Civil Air Patrol Cessna 172 N99501 at an altitude of 5000 feet, causing the right stabilizer to separate. The Cessna crashed, but the Brasilia made a safe emergency landing.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Inadequate visual lookout by the pilots of both aircraft, which resulted in their failure to see-and-avoid oncoming traffic. A factor related to the accident was: the sun's glare, which restricted the vision of the Cessna 172 pilot."
| Estado: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Fecha: | lunes 9 abril 1990 |
| Hora: | 18:05 |
| Tipo: |  Embraer EMB-120RT Brasilia |
| Operated by: | Atlantic Southeast Airlines - ASA |
| On behalf of: | Delta Connection |
| Registración: | N217AS |
| Numéro de série: | 120011 |
| Año de Construcción: | |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW118 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 7 |
| Víctimas de la colisión: | Fatalidades: 2 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Considerable |
| Consecuencias: | Repaired |
| Ubicación: | 4 km (2.5 milles) de Gadsden Municipal Airport, AL (GAD) ( Estados Unidos de América)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Gadsden Municipal Airport, AL (GAD/KGAD), Estados Unidos de América |
| Atlanta-William B. Hartsfield International Airport, GA (ATL/KATL), Estados Unidos de América |
After departing Gadsden, the Embraer collided head-on with Civil Air Patrol Cessna 172 N99501 at an altitude of 5000 feet, causing the right stabilizer to separate. The Cessna crashed, but the Brasilia made a safe emergency landing.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Inadequate visual lookout by the pilots of both aircraft, which resulted in their failure to see-and-avoid oncoming traffic. A factor related to the accident was: the sun's glare, which restricted the vision of the Cessna 172 pilot."
Accident investigation:
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Fuentes:
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Distance from Gadsden Municipal Airport, AL to Atlanta-William B. Hartsfield International Airport, GA as the crow flies is 157 km (98 miles).
Distance from Gadsden Municipal Airport, AL to Atlanta-William B. Hartsfield International Airport, GA as the crow flies is 157 km (98 miles).
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