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Frustrated Citation Pilot ensures his own safety at Bend Municipal

Reconstruction of this incident using the original air traffic control recording.

Archived contemporary discussion: Bend traffic discussion identifying Citation N41ND
Reddit / Bend community archive: Contemporary discussion of the N41ND traffic event

Timeline

17 Apr 2021 —

The Citation entered the Bend airport environment while slower general-aviation traffic was operating nearby.

Pattern —

Traffic continued making position calls while the Citation pilot expressed concern about the sequencing.

During the exchange —

The Citation pilot repeatedly characterized the situation as unsafe.

Resolution —

The aircraft completed its operation without a reported collision or injury.

Times are shown only where established; otherwise the sequence is chronological.