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NacelleStrake
21st Oct 2013, 12:29
Scotland: Two Boeing 747 Planes In Near Miss (http://news.sky.com/story/1157433/scotland-two-boeing-747-planes-in-near-miss)
Capetonian
21st Oct 2013, 12:32
Two transatlantic Boeing 747S nearly crash after pilots failed to follow instructions | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2469197/Two-transatlantic-Boeing-747S-nearly-crash-pilots-failed-follow-instructions.html)
Terrifying near miss as two packed passenger planes came with just ONE HUNDRED feet after all four pilots failed to follow instructions
NacelleStrake
21st Oct 2013, 12:47
Capetonian. I would give the usual 'hyped' up reporting, in the article, a swerve.They couldn't have made this up, surely?
Talkdownman
21st Oct 2013, 13:13
Utter alarmist rubbish. (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2469197/Two-transatlantic-Boeing-747S-nearly-crash-pilots-failed-follow-instructions.html)
From the UKAB report (http://www.airproxboard.org.uk/docs/423/20130911-2013.09Reports.pdf)
the Board opined that there was no risk of a collision.
Dash8driver1312
21st Oct 2013, 13:15
I am impressed how the Sky story relates how there are but two pilots involved at one point in their story. Of course, TCAS had nothing to do with their avoiding action either.
NacelleStrake
21st Oct 2013, 13:32
The report reads:
"The subsequent TCAS RA was followed.
Following the incident the B747(1) captain
contacted the B747(2)
captain who confirmed that they
were instructed to turn L.
.
The written report from the
B747(2) captain stated that they were instructed
to turn immediate L heading 270.
°
and believed the other ac was to turn R heading 050
°
.They started the turn and then
were instructed to turn immediately heading 050
°
.
They received a TCAS RA and climbed to FL345."
B747(2)pilot reported resolution advisory in the climb
.
This was acknowledged by ATCO(1).
Separation between the two ac reduced to 3.5nm/300ft"
Burnie5204
21st Oct 2013, 13:36
Indeed, daily mail are very good at hyping up 'barely there' stories
"They were within 100ft of each other!!" - yeah, vertically, with 10 miles of horizontal separation
Like the airprox board said, no risk of collision
Capetonian
21st Oct 2013, 13:42
However, none of the '1,000 people aboard' are reported to gave been 'screaming in terror as the heroic pilots wrestled with the controls as the two giant aircraft converged on each other at a combined speed of twice the speed of sound'.
speedbird_481_papa
21st Oct 2013, 13:54
However, none of the '1,000 people aboard' are reported to gave been 'screaming in terror as the heroic pilots wrestled with the controls as the two giant aircraft converged on each other at a combined speed of twice the speed of sound'.
Here here Capetonian! Sums up nicely how the press blows everything out of proportion! looked close on flightradar but doesn't reflect a true radar report!