“The yellow drone flew at a distance of about 50 meters below the cruising altitude. The Myszków district was selected as the drone’s flight area, where the search for the equipment and its operator is being carried out” – it was determined. As we read, the airline, whose crew noticed, landed safely at the airport in Katowice-Pyrzowice.
RMF FM: Drone at Pyrzowice airport. Another dangerous incident
On Saturday, at the Chopin airport in Warsaw, the drone missed the landing LOT plane by about 30 meters. The pilot reported to the tower that at an altitude of 2,000 feet, a yellow drone flew over the landing plane. At the same time, another plane from Wrocław was approaching for landing. The controller warned the flight crew about the drone, to which the pilot replied that he saw the machine at an altitude of 1800-2000 feet and that it was the size of a glider.
Incident at Chopin Airport in Warsaw. The Polish Air Navigation Services Agency confirms
The Polish Air Navigation Services Agency confirms Saturday’s incident. “The drone was not visible on the radars, the controllers did not detect it during visual observation. The approach to landing was the decision of the pilots” – we read in the PANSA release. “The agency acted in accordance with the procedures, informed the police about the incident, the tower controller submitted a report in the aviation incident reporting system. The incident report – in accordance with the procedures – was submitted to the Civil Aviation Authority and the State Commission for Aircraft Accident Investigation. An internal investigation of the incident is underway” – we read.
Source: Gazeta
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