Swiss RJ1H near Zurich on May 8th 2013, near miss with paraglider

Last Update: August 21, 2013 / 16:18:49 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 8, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Swiss

Flight number
LX-781

Aircraft Registration
HB-IYS

ICAO Type Designator
RJ1H

A Swiss European Airlines Avro RJ-100, registration HB-IYS performing flight LX-781 from Brussels (Belgium) to Zurich (Switzerland) with 55 passengers and 4 crew, was on approach to Zurich descending through 6800 feet north of the aerodrome in German Class C Airspace, about 8nm westnorthwest of Waldshut-Tiengen (Germany) and about 23nm northwest of Zurich Airport, when the crew noticed a paraglider in their immediate vicinity, a collision was avoided. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on Zurich's runway 14 about 8 minutes later.

Germany's BFU reported in their monthly bulletin released on Aug 16th 2013, that the crew of the Avro estimated the minimum remaining separation at about 50-100 feet vertically and 50-100 meters horizontally. No damage occurred.

On Aug 21st 2013 Switzerland's SUST reported the BFU have delegated the investigation to the SUST.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
HB-IYS
Country of Registration
Switzerland
Date of Registration
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Airworthyness Category
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Legal Basis
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Manufacturer
BRITISH AEROSPACE (REGIONAL AIRCRAFT) LTD
Aircraft Model / Type
AVRO 146-RJ100
ICAO Aircraft Type
RJ1H
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Max. Operational Passenger Seating Capacity (MOPSC), indicative
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Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
Engine Count
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 8, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Swiss

Flight number
LX-781

Aircraft Registration
HB-IYS

ICAO Type Designator
RJ1H

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