Airprox Serious incident Piper PA-28-161 OY-JEE, Sunday 17 November 2013

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Date:	Sunday 17 November 2013
Time:	13:57 UTC
Type:	Piper PA-28-161
Owner/operator:	Center Flight
Registration:	OY-JEE
MSN:	2841177
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	None
Category:	Serious incident
Location:	near Roskilde (EKRK) - Denmark
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Odense-Beldringe Airport (ODE/EKOD)
Destination airport:	Roskilde Airport (RKE/EKRK)
Investigating agency:	HCLJ
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
A Piper PA-28-161 (OY-JEE) and a Piper PA-28-180 (OY-BGC) were involved in an airprox incident near Roskilde (EKRK).

Based on the course of events (aircraft on converging tracks), OY-JEE had the right-of-way obligation.
However, a discrepancy between the student pilot’s (OY-JEE) mental traffic picture and the actual traffic situation resulted in OY-JEE unintentionally flying in front of OY-BGC.
This divergence in situational awareness directly affected the severity of the incident (risk of collision).

The Accident Investigation Board cannot rule out that more detailed ATC traffic information about OY-BGC (such as aircraft type and position) provided to the student pilot in OY-JEE during the base turn to runway 29 could have contributed to improved situational awareness for the student pilot.

The Board wishes to draw pilots’ attention to the importance of clarifying any uncertainties in radio communication with air traffic service units, in order to ensure a shared and accurate understanding of the traffic situation.
The incident was rated an ICAO Cat A airprox.

Accident investigation: