Here's the footage showing the moment Pennsylvania State Police Bell 407GX (N873ST) collided with Cessna 150H (N23330) yesterday at Carlisle Airport. One thing that immediately stands out is the hovering helicopter; it can generate significant rotor downwash, creating severe turbulence. I wonder if the Cessna got too close to the Bell 407's downwash, potentially losing control or being pushed off its flight path. Could the helicopter's rotor wash have contributed to the sudden deviation that sent the Cessna into its path? The investigation will have to determine exactly what happened; these are just my thoughts for now.

So let me get this straight. Captain nearly plunges a 777 into the ocean doing 8000 feet a minute and pulls up 700 feet before crashing over stressed the airplane and flew 5 hours back to the mainland. Captain goes in low and nails a powerline that tips over a truck. Both had 300 people on board Both caused tons of damage Both were pilot error Twitter to them just says retrain them. The 777 was a new plane to the captain The 767 was landing on a short runway. These 777 Qatar pilots did no damage whatsoever and executed the maneuver they were performing perfectly. It was awesome to watch, reckless sure, awesome yes. Twitter says, yank their certs and they should never fly again. Same with the flexjet pilots who forced Southwest to make an easy go around. People screamed for their certs to be pulled and Southwest was a hero. But nobody is screaming for the United guys who actually did damage and had 300+ people on board.