Accident Overview
A Cessna 152 and a Cessna 182 were involved in a midair collision approximately 12 nautical miles southeast of the departure airport. The Cessna 152 had departed for the local training area to practice commercial flight maneuvers, while the Cessna 182 departed about nine minutes later on a cross-country flight.
Flight Paths
Radar data indicated that the Cessna 182 was flying at an altitude of 2,000 feet above ground level heading southeast. Altitude data was not available for the Cessna 152, but radar track data showed it performing a figure-eight pattern. At the time of the last radar returns, the two aircraft were about one-quarter nautical mile apart, with the Cessna 152 heading west and the Cessna 182 heading southeast.
Collision Damage
Following the impact, the Cessna 152's spinner tip was found embedded in the left main landing gear attachment point of the Cessna 182. The Cessna 182's left wing strut was severed nine inches from the fuselage attachment point, with the cut perpendicular to the strut's length. The Cessna 182's left wing was discovered between the wreckage of the two aircraft. Both the Cessna 182's left main landing gear and the Cessna 152's propeller were not located.
Conclusion
The collision resulted in significant damage to both aircraft. No further details regarding occupants or injuries were provided in the source.