A318 / B738, en-route, Trasadingen Switzerland, 2009

A318 / B738, en-route, Trasadingen Switzerland, 2009

Summary

On 8 June 2009, an Airbus A318-100 being operated by Air France on a scheduled passenger flight from Belgrade, Serbia to Paris CDG in day VMC came into conflict with a Boeing 737-800 being operated by Ryanair on a scheduled passenger flight from Nottingham East Midlands UK to Bergamo Italy. The conflict was resolved mainly by TCAS RA response and there were no injuries to any occupants during the avoidance manoeuvres carried out by both aircraft.

Description

On 8 June 2009, an Airbus A318-100 being operated by Air France on a scheduled passenger flight from Belgrade, Serbia to Paris CDG in day Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) came into conflict with a Boeing 737-800 being operated by Ryanair on a scheduled passenger flight from Nottingham East Midlands UK to Bergamo Italy. The conflict was resolved mainly by TCAS Resolution Advisory (RA) response and there were no injuries to any occupants during the avoidance manoeuvres carried out by both aircraft.

Investigation

An Investigation was carried out by the Swiss BFU which classified the event as both a Serious Incident, requiring an Investigation under ICAO Annex 13 principles, and a Category ‘A’ AIRPROX under the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) system (meaning a collision nearly occurred).

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