Operations at Nontowered Airports Can Be Tricky
A new FAA AC cautions against performing a straight-in approach to a nontowered airport when there are other aircraft in the pattern.
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A new FAA AC cautions against performing a straight-in approach to a nontowered airport when there are other aircraft in the pattern.
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Investigators reported that one plane, a Cessna 152, was practicing "touch-and-go landings" at the airport when a Cessna 340 came in to do a direct landing.
The preliminary report notes that the two pilots were in contact before the crash, with one pilot saying the other was going "pretty quick."
One pilot who died in a midair plane crash earlier this month has been identified as 32-year-old Stuart Camenson, a former San Ramon Valley High School student who grew up in Alamo.