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| Date: | Monday 17 November 2003 |
| Time: | 04:49 |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-259B (SF) |
| Owner/operator: | Polar Air Cargo |
| Registration: | N924FT |
| MSN: | 21730/372 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | 10NM NW from Zürich Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH) -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Liège Airport (LGG/EBLG) |
| Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Polar Air Cargo flight PAC529 was scheduled to fly from Liege to Zürich carrying cargo. Upon nearing Zürich, ATC would clear the crew to FL130. At about 04:48 AM Local time PAC529 as well as Swiss International Airlines Flight SWR2591 would receive a TCAS warning. The two would manage to avoid each over and would continue safely. The two aircraft were within 600ft of each over.
Cause
The incident is due to the fact that the crew of the PAC529 was briefly overloaded and thus used the flight guidance systems inappropriately. As a result, the assigned flight altitude was not correctly maintained.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.sust.admin.ch/inhalte/AV-berichte/1869.pdf
https://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-b747-21730.htm
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/186996 (Photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 December 1998 | N621FF | Tower Air | 0 | Miami, FL |  |
sub |
| 15 August 2006 | N701CK | Kalitta Air | 0 | Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM) |  |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Nov-2024 18:58 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 02-Nov-2024 19:03 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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