France A320 at Paris on Feb 19th 2016, near collision with drone
Last Update: March 2, 2016 / 15:53:37 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 19, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Near collision
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-1149
Departure
Barcelona, Spain
Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Aircraft Registration
F-GKXT
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
On Mar 2nd 2016 The French BEA reported, the occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated by the BEA. The crew immediately advised ATC of the presence of the drone, the aircraft was descending at a vertical rate of 1000 fpm and 220 KIAS at that time.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 19, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Near collision
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-1149
Departure
Barcelona, Spain
Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Aircraft Registration
F-GKXT
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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