| ID | #1707690593 |
| Added | Mon, 12/02/2024 |
| Author | July N. |
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Fact
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Initial data
In another incident that year at the airport near Bishop's Stortford, which handles 27 million passengers annually, several pilots reported that their collision avoidance systems detected an object 500 feet below their plane as they were boarding.
The Essex Police report, obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, says:
"Three planes reported that there was an object in their vicinity. An informant from the tower reported that two planes reported an object about 500 feet below them as they were coming in to land on Runway 22, the nearest of which was 20 km away.
They were approaching (two to three miles away) when their TCAS (Traffic Accident Prevention System) alerted them to something at an altitude of about 500 feet. None of the pilots saw anything when they looked."
Original news
In another incident the same year at the airport near Bishop's Stortford – which serves 27 million passengers annually – multiple pilots reported their collision avoidance systems were detecting an object 500ft beneath their aircraft as they came in to land.
An Essex Police report, obtained under the Freedom Of Information Act, said: “Three aircraft reported an object was in their vicinity. Informant from tower reporting that two planes have reported an object at about 500ft below them as they are coming into land on Runway 22, the closest being 20km away.
“Approach (two-three miles out) when their TCAS (traffic collision avoidance system) alerted them to something at around 500ft. None of the pilots could see anything when they looked.”
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