MORAINE, OH, USA
N7222W
PIPER PA-28-180
N8611U
CESSNA 172F
WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH N7222W EXPERIENCED A MIDAIR COLLISION WITH N8611U ON A SIMILAR APPROACH. N7222W WAS A LOW WING ACFT AND WAS BEHIND AND ABOVE N8611U WHICH WAS A HIGH WING AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT OF N7222W STATED THAT HIS FIRST KNOWLEDGE OF THE IMPENDING COLLISION WAS APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF SECOND BEFORE THE ACTUAL COLLISION WHEN THE OTHER AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO 'PULL UP SHARPLY', INTO HIM. HE TOLD RESPONDING LOCAL AUTHORITIES THAT HE DID NOT HAVE HIS RADIO TURNED ON AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT AN UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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