ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 323796
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| Date: | Friday 12 February 1999 |
| Time: | 16:40 |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-211 |
| Owner/operator: | Air France |
| Registration: | F-GJVG |
| MSN: | 270 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 14425 hours |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5A1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 169 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grenouillet -
 France
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Paris-Orly Airport (ORY/LFPO) |
| Montpellier-Fréjorgues Airport (MPL/LFMT) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
At 15:36 the Airbus 320 contacted Montpellier approach and reported descending through FL140. The crew were told to continue to VOR Fréjorgues and descend to FL80. FL80 was reached at 15:39. At the same time a Grob G.103 glider plane (F-CGXB) was flying nearby at the same altitude. Both were on a collision course and the A.320 captain took avoiding action by banking to the right. The left wing of the Airbus collided with the Grob's horizontal stabilizer. Both aircraft managed to make a safe landing.
CAUSES PROBABLES: "L'abordage résulte de l'inadéquation du concept "voir et éviter", seul applicable dans cette partie de l'espace, compte tenu des caractéristiques actuelles de l'aviation. Plus spécifiquement, l'abordage s'est produit parce que :
- les occupants du G 103 n'ont pas vu l'A 320 sur leur travers gauche,
- l'équipage de l'A 320 a discerné trop tardivement le G 103 pour pouvoir, compte tenu de la vitesse de rapprochement des deux aéronefs et du temps
de détection et de réaction, en dépit de sa vigilance, réussir sa manoeuvre d'évitement."
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