Two aircraft had near miss incidents on board 98 times
6 Dec 2014 5:16 AM IST
According to data of civil aviation ministry, out of 98 incidents, as many as 31 cases were reported from Delhi Flight Information Region (DFIR). The data mentions five incidents were reported in 2011, seven in 2012 and 2013 from DFIR. The figure rose to 12 in 2014 till November.
Similarly, 29 cases were reported in 2011, 18 in 2012, 23 in 2013 and 28 in 2014, from all over the country.
The officials have informed the main reason behind such near miss incidents are human errors, mostly on the part of crew and controller. He further said the pilots or controllers involved in the cases were counselled and given training to avoid such mistakes in future. “As a precautionary measure, case studies have been prepared and circulated to all concerned authorities”, said the official requesting anonymity.
Delhi airport is the busiest airport in the country and deals with 850 flights daily. “Delhi and Mumbai handle more then 40 per cent of the total air traffic in India and due to heavy air traffic such incidents frequently happen on this route alone,” the ministry official said. According to rules, an aircraft must maintain a minimum vertical separation of 1,000 feet at all times. If any plane breaches this distance, it is termed a ‘near air miss’.
Similarly, 29 cases were reported in 2011, 18 in 2012, 23 in 2013 and 28 in 2014, from all over the country.
The officials have informed the main reason behind such near miss incidents are human errors, mostly on the part of crew and controller. He further said the pilots or controllers involved in the cases were counselled and given training to avoid such mistakes in future. “As a precautionary measure, case studies have been prepared and circulated to all concerned authorities”, said the official requesting anonymity.
Delhi airport is the busiest airport in the country and deals with 850 flights daily. “Delhi and Mumbai handle more then 40 per cent of the total air traffic in India and due to heavy air traffic such incidents frequently happen on this route alone,” the ministry official said. According to rules, an aircraft must maintain a minimum vertical separation of 1,000 feet at all times. If any plane breaches this distance, it is termed a ‘near air miss’.
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