Air Berlin A320 at Zweibrucken on Oct 20th 2012, near collision with ultralight
Last Update: October 22, 2012 / 15:47:50 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 20, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Near collision
Airline
Air Berlin
Flight number
AB-3509
Departure
Palma Mallorca, Spain
Destination
Zweibrucken, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-ALTF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The return flight AB-3508 departed with a delay of 25 minutes.
Germany's BFU is investigating the near collision.
A listener on frequency reported that ATC reported a primary radar target, altitude unknown, moving slowly southbound ahead of the A320. A short time later the crew reported they nosedived their aircraft to avoid an ultralight aircraft coming right out of the sun at the same altitude in exactly their flight path. The ultralight went out of sight about 100 feet above the A320, it was only the traffic information by ATC which enabled the crew to avoid a collision.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 20, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Near collision
Airline
Air Berlin
Flight number
AB-3509
Departure
Palma Mallorca, Spain
Destination
Zweibrucken, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-ALTF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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