"The National Transportation Safety Board issued a final report Wednesday on the crash at Nevada's Reno-Stead Airport that killed California pilots Chris Rushing, 65, and Nick Macy, 67, as they prepared to land. The report said both pilots failed to fly the standard routes, with one of the pilots taking a wide turn and the other taking a tighter approach."
"Officials in the control tower had cleared Rushing to land and had also been in contact with Macy, but the report said operating procedures provided no distinct procedures for tower personnel to provide traffic separation. Rushing was likely focused on the runway when Macy approached from the right, and the sun might have been in his eyes if he looked in that direction, the report said. The two collided about 300 feet (91 meters) above the ground."
Investigators concluded both pilots deviated from expected flight paths and did not see each other before colliding during the final day of the 2023 National Championship Air Races at Reno-Stead Airport. One pilot made a wide turn while the other flew a tighter approach, and the two collided about 300 feet above the ground as they prepared to land. Tower personnel had cleared one pilot to land and were in contact with the other, but operating procedures lacked distinct measures for traffic separation. Rushing likely focused on the runway and may have been affected by sun glare when Macy approached from the right. Toxicology tests found no drug abuse; both pilots were killed.
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