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| Date: | Monday 14 February 2005 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A319-112 |
| Owner/operator: | Germanwings |
| Registration: | D-AKNH |
| MSN: | 794 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5B6/P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | 3NM SE RILAX Intersection -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Köln/Bonn-Konrad Adenauer Airport (CGN/EDDK) |
| Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
An Airbus A319 (D-AKNH) was at flight level (FL) 130 when it came close to a Polish Air Force Tupolev 154M (101), which had been cleared to FL150 but descended to FL133. The closest distances according to radar were 1.5 NM horizontally and 300 feet vertically. The approach was resolved without incident.
Cause
This incident is attributable to the fact that the crew of the Tu-154M did not follow the instruction of air traffic control to descend to FL 150 and continued its descent for reasons unknown.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
BFU 5X004-1/05
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 August 2001 | D-AKNH | Eurowings | 0 | Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB/EDSB) |  |
sub |
| 2 May 2010 | D-AKNH | Lufthansa Italia | 0 | Milano-Linate Airport (LIN/LIML) |  |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Sep-2024 14:19 | ASN | Added |
| 13-Sep-2024 08:07 | ASN | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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