"Dan Luke" wrote:

Is this a possible explanation or am I completely wrong here?

That appears to be what happened, but not because he wasn't looking. Most
likely he ran out of room in the turn because of the crosswind that was
pushing the ground track of the airplane towards the buildings.


I am not familiar with the buildings but had he flown around the one
he hit he might have been fine.

He could have flown along the west side and turned right (if
appropriate).

He could have talked to ATC and been cleared into a bit of airspace he
tried to avoid.

He could have started the turn from the east side of the river and
banked steeper.

Bottom line: He screwed up.

Ron Lee