Serious incident to the Airbus A319 registered F-GRHK operated by Air France on 02/07/2016 at Roissy

Rapprochement anormal avec un drone, en approche finale

Responsible entity

France - BEA

Investigation progression Closed

Progress: 100%

Flight from Casablanca Airport (Morocco) to Paris Charles-de-Gaulle Airport (95).

The copilot stated that on final approach to runway 26L, he noticed very late a black propeller-driven drone approaching. No avoidance manoeuvre was made.

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General information
Local date	02/07/2016
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 95 Val-d'Oise
Location	Vers AD Paris Charles-de-Gaulle
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Serious incident
Occurence category	MAC: Airprox/ ACAS alert/ loss of separation/ (near) midair collisions
File number	BEA2016-0395

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane
Operator	France - Air France
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A319
Aircraft Registration	F-GRHK
State of registry	France
Last departure point	Morocco - GMMN (CMN): Casablanca/Mohamed V
Planned destination	France - LFPG (CDG): Paris Charles-De-Gaulle
Flight phase	Approach
Serial number	1190
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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