Please tell what happened and how it might have been avoided. Names should be ommitted. This forum should help others learn from mistakes that caused or nearly caused a mishap.
Had my first real crash at Big Sur this year... Below is a full report that I made. Unfortunately, this is my best account. The only other witnesses were non-pilots and hippies (there was an ongoing Jade festival that weekend), so I tried to give the best unbiased report that I could.