As 405 | Law homework help
- While on final approach in your Piper Seminole at sunrise on runway 07 at the Daytona Beach International Airport you collide with a Cessna 172. Both you and the other pilot are able to safely land but both aircraft are severely damaged as a result of the accident. To recover the damages to your airplane you bring a negligence cause of action against the other pilot. During testimony a passenger in the Cessna 172 testifies that during the final stages of the landing he saw the 172 pilot diverted his attention from the approach to reach into his flight bag to retrieve his sunglasses. In this case which of the following is true?
A. The pilot hitting your aircraft will be the actual and proximate cause of the accident B. The pilot hitting your aircraft will be the proximate, but not actual cause of the accident C. The pilot hitting your aircraft will be the actual, but not the proximate cause of the accident
D. Causation does not matter because you suffered damage to your aircraft
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