Travel Service B738 at Prague on May 6th 2016, rejected takeoff due to drone sighting

Last Update: May 11, 2016 / 21:57:31 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 6, 2016

Classification
Incident

Cause
Rejected takeoff

Airline
Travel Service

Flight number
QS-1200

Departure
Prague, Czech Republic

Destination
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Aircraft Registration
OK-TSD

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Travel Service Boeing 737-800 on behalf of Smartwings, registration OK-TSD performing flight QS-1200 from Prague (Czech Republic) to Dubai (United Arab Emirates), was cleared for takeoff from Prague's runway 12 and was accelerating for takeoff, when tower instructed the aircraft to stop immediately, stop immediately and cancelled the takeoff clearance, the crew acknowledged they were rejecting takeoff and slowed the aircraft to taxi speed about 840 meters/2700 feet down the runway, with the next instruction tower instructed a Bulgaria Air Embraer ERJ-190 on final approach to runway 12 to go around, the crew went around from about 2000 feet MSL. Tower subsequently explained to the Travel Service crew (in Czech) that a drone had been sighted creating a conflict with departures and arrivals runway 12.

The Boeing departed runway 12 about 8 minutes later.

The Embraer landed safely on runway 12 about 20 minutes later.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 6, 2016

Classification
Incident

Cause
Rejected takeoff

Airline
Travel Service

Flight number
QS-1200

Departure
Prague, Czech Republic

Destination
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Aircraft Registration
OK-TSD

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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