A Hawker H850XP business jet (N269AA) collided with a Cessna C510 (N510HM) airplane at the William P. Hobby Airport in Houston.
Damage on the tail area of the Cessna C510 aircraft (N510HM) suggest that the “mid-air” collision was significant.
Officials said that a twin-engine Hawker aircraft departed without permission from Runway 22 at the airport, when it collided with a twin-engine Cessna C510 that was landing on Runway 13 Right.
It would have been a total different story if they stroke in the middle of each other.
Authorities said debris caused by the collision put the airport into a ground stop, shutting down the airfield for several hours.
Multiple such incidents from the recent past needs an immediate attention, without waiting for a catastrophe, and a lesson.
FAA Statement : “A twin-engine Hawker H25B departed without permission from Runway 22 at Hobby Airport at 4 PM today when it collided with a twin-engine Cessna C510 that was landing on Runway 13 Right. No injuries have been reported. This info is preliminary & subject to change.”
“The debris has been cleared from the airfield. Hobby Airport has restored flight operations,” Hobby Airport officials said. “Please contact your airline for flight status.”