Sightings2016

Air France A320 near-collision with drone near Paris

When: 19 Feb 2016
Where: Paris, France
Sources: 2 public sources

An Air France Airbus A320, the aircraft type involved in the 2016 drone near-collision near Paris Benoit Prieur, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

An Air France A320 from Barcelona descending toward Charles de Gaulle met a drone the captain estimated passed about five meters from the left wing; the co-pilot flew a manual avoidance. France's BEA classed it as a serious incident and opened an investigation.

Sources

PressAir France plane has very near miss with drone at Paris airport (opens in a new tab)The Local France / 2016-03-04
PressA320 crew took avoiding action in Paris drone encounter (opens in a new tab)FlightGlobal / 2016-03-03

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