Covering form of preliminary or final report

Date of event :	2007-06-11
Incident number :
Report :	Final report
Place of event :	TMA BRNO
Registration mark :	Serious incident
Weight category MTOM: :	>5700 kg
Type of operation :	Commercial and Air Transport
Plane / SFM :	Airplanes
Type of plane / SFM :	Boeing B 737 - 800
Health effects of event :	Without injury
PDF document :

Description:

CZ 07 178 EN

 On 11 June 2007 Air Accidents Investigation Institute (AAII) was notified by ATS Brno of an air traffic incident – a collision risk between a Boeing B 737 aircraft and a glider in TMA I Brno. The B 737 aircrew, call sign RYR8403 (code SSR 1170) was on a regular flight from the London Stansted Airport to the Brno – Tuřany Airport (LKTB). During vectoring to approach at FL 61, 8 NM north of LKTB, the aircrew reported that The B 737 passed the glider by around 150 ft to the left, approximately at the same flight level. Then, the B 737 landed well on LKTB and the glider continued to fly. Based on the report, AAII began to investigate the incident. On analyzing the radar record at the ATS Brno at the critical phase of the flight, the severity of the situation was taken into account and the occurrence was classified as a serious incident.