France A319 at Paris on Jul 5th 2016, near collision with drone

Last Update: July 13, 2016 / 15:16:14 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 5, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-1359

Aircraft Registration
F-GRHK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

An Air France Airbus A319-100, registration F-GRHK performing flight AF-1359 from Rabat (Morocco) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France), was on final approach to runway 26L when the first officer spotted a black propeller driven drone very late, no avoidance maneouver was possible anymore. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on runway 26L.

The French BEA rated the occurrence a serious incident and opened an investigation.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 5, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-1359

Aircraft Registration
F-GRHK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

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