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[textarea]Hunt for glider after Exeter plane comes within seconds of mid-air collision
An Exeter-bound passenger plane came within seconds of disaster when it almost collided with a mystery glider in mid-air over East Devon.
The Flybe aircraft carrying up to 78 people missed the unidentified light aircraft by around 300ft (91m) on the final approach to the runway at Exeter Airport.
A report by the UK Airprox Board concluded the near-collision, on January 2 at 1.30pm, was caused by a "late sighting" of the glider by the pilot.
The report adds that the primary radar system at the airport was out of service at the time of the incident after developing a fault during the Christmas break when the supplier was closed.The airline pilot managed to avoid the mid-air collision during the 'busy' phase of the inbound flight from Newcastle, travelling at around 200mph.[/textarea]
Full newspaper article at http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/H ... story.html
The article added that the incident occurred in uncontrolled airspace and that the glider (never subsequently identified) was not indicated to the Flybe pilot on the aircraft's collision avoidance system.
An Exeter-bound passenger plane came within seconds of disaster when it almost collided with a mystery glider in mid-air over East Devon.
The Flybe aircraft carrying up to 78 people missed the unidentified light aircraft by around 300ft (91m) on the final approach to the runway at Exeter Airport.
A report by the UK Airprox Board concluded the near-collision, on January 2 at 1.30pm, was caused by a "late sighting" of the glider by the pilot.
The report adds that the primary radar system at the airport was out of service at the time of the incident after developing a fault during the Christmas break when the supplier was closed.The airline pilot managed to avoid the mid-air collision during the 'busy' phase of the inbound flight from Newcastle, travelling at around 200mph.[/textarea]
Full newspaper article at http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/H ... story.html
The article added that the incident occurred in uncontrolled airspace and that the glider (never subsequently identified) was not indicated to the Flybe pilot on the aircraft's collision avoidance system.