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| Date: | Friday 29 April 2022 |
| Time: | 21:40 |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-216 |
| Owner/operator: | Vueling |
| Registration: | EC-KLT |
| MSN: | 3376 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5B6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 158 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Barcelona-El Prat Josep Tarradellas Airport (BCN/LEBL) -
 Spain
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM) |
| Barcelona-El Prat Josep Tarradellas Airport (BCN/LEBL) | |
| Investigating agency: | CIAIAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Vueling Airlines flight VY8307, an Airbus A320-216 (EC-KLT), and Ryanair flight FR7808, a Boeing 737-800 (EI-EPA) were involved in a runway incursion incident at Barcelona-El Prat Josep Tarradellas Airport (BCN).
In night conditions both aircraft crossed paths on runway 06R; EC-KLT was on approach to runway 02 and EI-EPA was on take-off from runway 06R while following ATC instructions.
The aircraft on take-off had not rotated and was on the first third of the runway and the aircraft on approach was initiating a go-around as instructed by ATC. The separation between the two aircraft was 285 m horizontally and 59 ft (18 m) vertically.
Causes/contributing factors
The probable cause of the incident involving the aircraft EC-KLT and EI-EPA was the issue of a clearance to take off from runway 06R with traffic on approach to runway 02 at less than the 4 NM distance stablished for the ENR configuration.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
CIAIAC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 August 2019 | EC-KLT | Vueling | 0 | Birmingham International Airport (BHX/EGBB) |  |
non |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-May-2024 07:27 | ASN | Added |
| 01-May-2024 07:28 | ASN | Updated [Total occupants, ] |
| 02-Jul-2024 15:39 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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