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-Short Attention Span Theater-
Single-engine Cessna nearly smashes into a Delta Boeing 757 passenger jet in mid-air
2022-09-07
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Footage shows the moment a single-engine Cessna nearly crashed into a Delta Boeing 757 passenger jet in midair over Orlando International Airport

  • The near-miss that could have seen mass casualties if the two planes collided - and is currently being investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

  • The video, filmed from inside the Cessna, shows the pilot's reaction to the crisis, which saw him take quick, evasive action by ascending over the climbing aircraft

  • The pilot, Malik Clarke, recalled the encounter in a recent interview, detailing how he was forced to take 'evasive action' to avoid the passenger plane
Posted by:Skidmark

#9  Reminds me of all the times birds flew in front of my truck but only hit one (owl, glancing blow, and he flew off a few minutes later) - I guess the air flow around the truck diverted them, wonder if the same would happen with most Cessna-757 close encounters?
Posted by: Glenmore    2022-09-07 11:42  

#8  I can hear collision system lady:

"Pucker up! Pucker up! Pucker up!"
Posted by: swksvolFF   2022-09-07 10:41  

#7  From the Archives: Sept. 25, 1978: The crash of PSA Flight 182 in San Diego
Posted by: Frank G   2022-09-07 08:24  

#6  Cessna probably had no business being where the big boys fly - they move 3-4 times as fast as you. And if you’re uncontrolled close to a big airport your head better be in constant motion. Sure could have been a disaster.
Posted by: Glenmore    2022-09-07 08:06  

#5  General Aviation planes drop out of the air and kill people all the time. There were 21 fatal crashes in August 2022 alone and more happening every month. One wonders why GA is even allowed, what with the colossal waste of gasoline it is and that it's only open to the wealthy.
Posted by: Sonny de Medici5342   2022-09-07 07:32  

#4  That is class B airspace, presumably over Orlando international airport. You MUST be in radio contact and have permission to be there. Somebody wasn't communicating with the correct people, not sure I'd put a video of that in public...
Posted by: Glatch Thud2820   2022-09-07 06:55  

#3  "Denzel Washington to the white courtesy phone."
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-09-07 06:22  

#2  This sounds weird, especially if Mr. Clarke had to take 'evasive action'.

A pilot health issue on the B757, perhaps? The tower?
Posted by: DooDahMan   2022-09-07 03:25  

#1  
Was it an Air Traffic controller issue, or something more sinister?

Either way, will the FAA investigative report fully detail the cause or gloss it over?
Posted by: NN2N1   2022-09-07 03:17  

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