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| Date: | Friday 1 July 2011 |
| Time: | 15:31 |
| Type: |  British Aerospace BAe-146-200 |
| Owner/operator: | WDL Aviation |
| Registration: | D-AMGL |
| MSN: | E2055 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | 8 NM W of Frankfurt/Main -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Köln/Bonn-Konrad Adenauer Airport (CGN/EDDK) |
| Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The crew reported an approach with an unknown cylindrical flying object at the same altitude. The estimated lateral distance was 50 to 100 metres. The object had a length of 15-20 m and a diameter of one to two metres.
Sources:
BFU 5X008-11
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 August 2015 | D-AMGL | WDL Aviation | 0 | London City Airport (LCY) |  |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2024 12:53 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
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