British Airways A320 at London on Jul 22nd 2014, near collision with model helicopter
Last Update: December 13, 2014 / 13:53:41 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 22, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Near collision
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-905
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-EUYM
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The UK Airprox Board (UKAB) stated summarizing crew testimony: "The object did not strike his aircraft and he made a normal landing but it was a distraction during a critical phase of flight" and reported that the model aircraft was not visible on radar nor was it likely to be due to the reported size of the model helicopter.
The board reported the members "were satisfied that the A320 crew had seen a model helicopter and were of the unanimous opinion that the operator of the model had chosen to fly it in an entirely inappropriate location."
The UKAB reported that "Despite extensive tracing action and the proactive assistance of local model-flying-club members, it was not possible to trace the operator of the model aircraft in question."
The UKAB concluded: "The Board concluded that the cause of the Airprox was that the suspected model helicopter had been flown into conflict with the A320, and that the risk amounted to a situation that had stopped just short of an actual collision where separation had been reduced to the minimum."
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 22, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Near collision
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-905
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-EUYM
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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