Private Aircraft Declares an Emergency over Rhamnus – Emergency Landing performed without loss of life
Commonwealth Broadcasting Corporation – 15th May YC124/FC239 (State-broadcaster for the Northern Colonial Commonwealth)
Two aircraft declared an emergency last night over Rhamnus Airspace, the Commonwealth Civil Aviation Authority confirmed to us this morning with a press release to the CBC.
The aircraft, callsigns ‘Owl One’ and ‘Angel One’, were able to successfully land at the Rhamnus City Aerodrome following their declaration of an in-flight emergency caused by a mid-air collision between both aircraft. The pilots of both aircraft are confirmed to have been Commander Edward ‘Mantel’ Adams of Nadire Security Consultants and Captain Alexis Clarke of the Caldari Navy – Medical Corps, a State Protectorate-registered private military contractor.
It was known that both individuals were competing in an authorised race when the incident occurred, having been cleared to overfly the Rhamnus Government and Port Districts. The fireworks display around the House of Parliament that took place was also confirmed to have been associated with the race, by a Nadire Security Consultant spokesperson.
Although the cause of the incident is uncertain at this time, it is known that both aircraft were attached to each other upon landing. Both airframes, one having been identified as a Tartarus-class Strike Fighter, have been declared as damaged beyond economical repair from the collision and subsequent hard landing. The wreckage has since been cleared from the runway and normal flight operations have been resumed from Rhamnus City Aerodrome.
Investigator Florian Schädler of the Commonwealth Civil Aviation Authority (CCAA): “It is remarkable that the aviators involved were able to conduct a landing without any fatalities. However, a full investigation will be launched into the matter, and we have requested both pilots give statements to the Authority to determine the proximate cause of the incident. Safety with all aspects of private and commercial aviation affairs is our top priority and as part of this remit, we will perform our duties to ensure this remains the case within the Northern Colonial Commonwealth’s airspace.”
<<Attached to this report are several images of the conjoined airframe hulks resting on the runway, coated in fire-fighting foam. Also present are images of the two pilots, Commander Edward Adams and Captain Alexis Clarke, in an uncomfortable position together within the wreckage of the cockpits before they were extracted.>>