Indigo A320 and Silkair B738 at Kolkata on Dec 11th 2016, near collision between departure and go around
Last Update: January 12, 2017 / 18:31:30 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 11, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Near collision
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-6619
Departure
Kolkata, India
Destination
Hyderabad, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-IEM
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A Silkair Boeing 737-800, registration 9V-MGH performing flight MI-488 from Singapore (Singapore) to Kolkata (India), was on short final to runway 19L when the crew decided to go around from low height (below 200 feet AGL).
India's DGCA reported that the separation between the two aircraft reduced to 0 feet vertically and 0.6nm horizontally. India's Accident Investigation Board have opened an investigation into the occurrence rated a serious incident.
Both aircraft manouevered to get clear of conflict, then continued to their destinations for safe landings.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 11, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Near collision
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-6619
Departure
Kolkata, India
Destination
Hyderabad, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-IEM
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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