All FAA tapes and radar data are generally available via a FOIA request,
however since the center had already cleared the SR22 for the approach he
was probably on the CTAF (which isn't recorded). I was flying over Wyoming
yesterday and I can tell you low level radar coverage is practically
non-existent in many areas. In some areas I had to be as high as 9,500 in
order for the center to see me, but naturally it just depends on where you
are relative to the radar. Rock Springs sits in a low area, so I doubt they
had much radar coverage there.


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On Aug 11, 12:15 am, Jim Logajan wrote:
One aircraft was possibly a student flying solo in a 172 and the other a
Cirrus SR22 with two people:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080811/...lane_collision

The text makes it look like the Cirrus was IFR, doesn't it? Do radar
tracks and ATC communication recordings become part of the public
record in cases like this? There were three pairs of eyeballs out
there, but somehow no one saw the threat early enough to avoid it.
Added immediately to my checklist: "Do clearing turns when approaching
the pattern at an uncontrolled airport, IFR or VFR"