B738 / SF50, vicinity Palma, Spain, 2022

B738 / SF50, vicinity Palma, Spain, 2022

Summary

On 28 May 2022, the crew of a Boeing 737-800 which had just taken off from Palma, Spain, in good daylight visibility observed a light aircraft approaching from the right at high speed on a collision course. The 737 immediately initiated evasive action, achieving a minimum separation subsequently found to have been 116 feet vertically and 1,200 metres laterally. ATC radar showed that the other aircraft had not taken any action. That aircraft was found to have been operating on a VFR flight plan in controlled airspace without complying with the requirements for such access or listening out.

Description

On 28 May 2022, a Boeing 737-800 (EI-EKR) operated by Ryanair on a scheduled international passenger flight from Palma to Manchester as RYR1U and a Cirrus SF50 (N66HR) flown by a private pilot with no passengers, en route from nearby Son Bonet to Ibiza, came into close proximity in day visual meteorological conditions (VMC). On sighting the other aircraft seconds after becoming airborne, the 737 crew immediately commenced avoiding action whilst continuing their climb. They achieved 1,200 metres lateral and 116 feet vertical separation whilst the other aircraft took no action. The light aircraft had been seen on radar but had not communicated with Palma Air Traffic Control (ATC) or listened out.

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