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| Date: | Monday 16 October 2006 |
| Time: | 14:23 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-800 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | near Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN/EDFH) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | |
| Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN/EDFH) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On approach to Frankfurt-Hahn, the B737-800 was circled by a "Tornado." The closest distance was 0.2 NM at an altitude of 4,300 ft. The collision avoidance system (TCAS) of the B737-800 generated an avoidance instruction (RA), which was followed.
Sources:
EX008-1/06
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 23-Sep-2024 07:43 | ASN | Added |
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