ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 217774
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| Date: | Saturday 29 September 2018 |
| Time: | 16:57 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A319-112 |
| Owner/operator: | Swiss International Air Lines |
| Registration: | HB-IPT |
| MSN: | 727 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5B6/P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 108 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | 5 nm from Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH) -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Berlin-Tegel Airport (TXL/EDDT) |
| Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH) | |
| Investigating agency: | STSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
An Airbus A319, registration HB-IPT, was on its final ILS approach to runway 14 at Zurich Airport (LSZH), Switzerland, after an uneventful flight with flight number LX981 from Berlin Tegel Airport (EDDT), Germany.
At a distance of approximately 5 NM from the threshold of runway 14, which corresponds approximately to a position over the Stadlerberg, and at an altitude of approximately 3000 ft AMSL, the First Officer established visual contact with an object in the flight direction which initially resembled a gathering of three birds. On closer approach the flight crew realised that it was a large silver-coloured drone, which in their view was significantly larger than drones which are generally commercially available. Due to the high closing speed, the flight crew had no time to change the aircraft heading to avoid a collision. The drone was an estimated distance of approximately 10 m above the A319 as the latter passed below. The flight crew reported this immediately to the air traffic controller, stating that the A319 had almost struck the drone. The air traffic controller immediately informed the flight crew of the subsequent aircraft on approach on ILS 14. However, this aircraft was unable to establish visual contact with the drone when overflying the Stadlerberg approximately 2 minutes later.
Despite the airport authority and local police being informed immediately, neither the drone nor its pilot could be traced.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
STSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2018 10:05 | harro | Added |
| 09-Sep-2020 14:20 | harro | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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