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Published: 20 July 2025

  by Jim Timm   The following are the reports of aviation accidents, and incidents that have occurred in Arizona from mid-May thru June. We hope to use the following detailed accident/incident information to develop safety programs, briefings, and posters/flyers that would help pilots learn from the mistakes being made by others and be able to take the necessary

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Published: 17 July 2025

   by Jim Timm   We had three Near Mid Air Collision incidents reported during the period from May 17, 2025, thru June 12, 2025.   DATE: May 15, 2025 LOCATION: Prescott Airport (PRC) A Sportstar was cleared off on RWY 21L, and fly straight out, and the other aircraft on 21R was airborne, and on a runway heading when ATC approved the Sportstar to turn

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Published: 14 July 2025

   by Jim Timm   These pilot deviations need to be examined to determine if a common thread exists that we should address to help reduce the number of deviations that continue to occur and thus enhance aviation safety. In the reporting period from May 17, 2025 thru June 12, 2025 there were twenty-one pilot deviations reported by the FAA SDL FSDO. These

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Published: 20 June 2025

  by Jim Timm   The following are the reports of aviation accidents, and incidents that have occurred in Arizona from April through May. We hope to use the following detailed accident/incident information to develop safety programs, briefings, and posters/flyers that would help pilots learn from the mistakes being made by others and be able to take the necessary

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Published: 17 June 2025

   by Jim Timm   We had two Near Mid Air Collision incidents reported during the period from April 11, 2025, through May 16, 2025.   DATE: April 13, 2025 LOCATION: Scottsdale Airport (SDL) A NMAC was reported when an unidentified VFR aircraft was descending and converging with a Cirrus. When the aircraft were 2.3 nm apart ATC issued the Cirrus a

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Published: 14 June 2025

   by Jim Timm   These pilot deviations need to be examined to determine if a common thread exists that we should address to help reduce the number of deviations that continue to occur and thus enhance aviation safety. In the reporting period from April 11, 2025, through May 16, 2025 there were twenty-four pilot deviations reported by the FAA SDL FSDO. These

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Published: 20 May 2025

  by Jim Timm   The following are the reports of aviation accidents and incidents that have occurred in Arizona from March through April. We hope to use the following detailed accident/incident information to develop safety programs, briefings, and posters/flyers that would help pilots learn from the mistakes being made by others and be able to take the necessary

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Published: 15 May 2025

A dry winter in southern Arizona and New Mexico has increased the wildfire danger earlier than normal. I am sending out Wildfire Avoidance materials to alert aviators about the possibility of encountering firefighting aircraft at wildfires throughout southern Arizona. The materials have been updated with new information. If you would post the attached documents on your

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Published: 14 May 2025

   by Jim Timm   These pilot deviations need to be examined to determine if a common thread exists that we should address to help reduce the number of deviations that continue to occur and thus enhance aviation safety. In the reporting period from March 14, 2025, through April 10, 2025, there were 19 pilot deviations reported by the FAA SDL FSDO. These

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Published: 20 April 2025

  by Jim Timm   The following are the reports of aviation accidents and incidents that have occurred in Arizona from mid-February through mid-March. We hope to use the following detailed accident/incident information to develop safety programs, briefings, and posters/flyers that would help pilots learn from the mistakes being made by others and be able to take the