Monday’s incident in Silesian, as determined by Gazeta.pl, took place after 15:00 above Myszków, approx. 20 km in a straight line from . The crew of the airline’s plane reported that it passed a quadrocopter (four-engine drone). flew about 50 meters below the plane. The plane was then at an altitude of about 1200 m. – The plane landed safely at 15:12 in Pyrzowice – Piotr Adamczyk, spokesman for Katowice Airport, told Gazeta.pl. – In accordance with the procedures, the police, border guards and airport security services were informed about the incident. The police are looking for a drone and an operator, he explained.
The drone flew right next to the plane. Another dangerous incident
This is the second such dangerous incident involving a drone in recent days. 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 accident reporting system. The incident report – in accordance with the procedures – was submitted to the Civil Aviation Authority and the State Aircraft Accident Investigation Commission. An internal investigation of the incident is underway,” we read.
Source: Gazeta
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