Julien Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Luckily both made it down, the Cirrus activating its chute, looking at the Metro you wonder how they made it down http://avherald.com/h?article=4e74b6e5&fbclid=IwAR1a72htkvd0HRfVWRhhJVTSr8CGBKl5nHbVL1DFO http://avherald.com/img/key_lime_sw4_n280kl_denver_210512_1.jpg http://avherald.com/img/key_lime_sw4_n280kl_denver_210512_4.jpg 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 No injuries. That's a relief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Ranger Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Speaks well for the construction of the Metro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jure Miljevic Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Is there also a dent on Metro's vertical tail leading edge? Cheers Jure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Wow. Thankfully no injuries. Good job the cabin was empty. That is one strong Airframe, with a damned good pilot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunpowder17 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Wow.That Metro reminds me of a photo of a wartime B-17. Amazing it got back OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 They say the colour of fear is brown 😂 I can imagine the pilots' mental state when they realised they were going to hit, and then the hysteria that followed when they were still alive and still flying. Quite the shock, and the definition of a miraculous escape 😮 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSG0 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Aviate, navigate, communicate(unwritten part:change trousers) Glad everyone is ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckw Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Interesting to read some of the comments in the article with a negative view on the Cirrus parachute system - I'm old enough to remember a similar attitude against mandatory wearing of seatbelts in cars. Quite clearly the Cirrus pilot deliberately rammed the Metroliner knowing he could parachute to safety Cheers Colin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upnorth Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 The Metro comes from the Fairchild stable as I recall. The same folks that gave us the A-10, so maybe it shouldn't be surprizing that the Metro survived so well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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