Helvetic F100 near Berne on May 24th 2012, loss of separation with a helicopter
Last Update: June 19, 2012 / 17:37:45 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 24, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
Helvetic
Flight number
2L-5311
Departure
Kos, Greece
Destination
Berne, Switzerland
Aircraft Registration
HB-JVH
Aircraft Type
Fokker 100
ICAO Type Designator
F100
Switzerland's Accident Investigation Board (SAIB, also known as Swiss BFU) reported the medical helicopter was on a ferry flight maintaining altitude while the Fokker 100 was descending towards Berne when a "Close encounter between a helicopter and an aircraft" occurred at 13:40L (11:40Z).
Radar data show the Fokker 100 descending through FL170 at 11:40Z, no data are available for the helicopter. The Fokker 100 was descending at about 1500-1800 feet per minute until about FL180 then accelerated the descent to about 2500-3000 feet per minute before the rate of descent reduced again to about 1500 feet per minute.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 24, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
Helvetic
Flight number
2L-5311
Departure
Kos, Greece
Destination
Berne, Switzerland
Aircraft Registration
HB-JVH
Aircraft Type
Fokker 100
ICAO Type Designator
F100
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