Swiss A320 at Nice on Aug 26th 2018, captain incapacitated

Last Update: September 7, 2018 / 13:29:09 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 26, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
Captain incapacitated

Airline
Swiss International Airlines

Flight number
LX-564

Departure
Zurich, Switzerland

Destination
Nice, France

Aircraft Registration
HB-IJP

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Swiss International Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration HB-IJP performing flight LX-564 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Nice (France) with 166 people on board, was on final approach to Nice's runway 04L about 2nm before touchdown when the captain became incapacitated. The first officer took control of the aircraft, continued the approach and landed safely on Nice's runway 04L.

Switzerland's SUST reported on Sep 7th 2018, that captain became incapacitated due to medical reasons. The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
Switzerland
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Manufacturer
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE
Aircraft Model / Type
A320-214
ICAO Aircraft Type
A320
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 26, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
Captain incapacitated

Airline
Swiss International Airlines

Flight number
LX-564

Departure
Zurich, Switzerland

Destination
Nice, France

Aircraft Registration
HB-IJP

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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