ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 310914
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| Date: | Friday 12 February 2010 |
| Time: | 17:14 |
| Type: |  Saab 340 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Whyalla Aerodrome, SSW M 41Km, SA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Adelaide Airport, SA (ADL/YPAD) |
| Whyalla Aerodrome (YWHA) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
As the SAAB SF-340 descended through 8,000 ft, the crew sighted an ultralight aircraft on a reciprocal track ahead and slightly below. The two aircraft passed at 7,500 ft with an estimated 50 metres horizontal separation.
Sources:
ATSB OA2010-01097
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