Serious incident to the Airbus A320 registered A7-AHA operated by Qatar Airways and to the De Havilland DHC8 registered VT-SUL operated by Spicejet on 28/08/2020 at Cochin AD [Investigation led by AAIB / India]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Indian authorities:

Airprox while landing at Cochin Airport. Minimum separation reduced to 2 NM horizontally and 500 feet vertically.

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General information
Local date	28/08/2020
Responsible entity	India - AIB
State or area of occurrence	India
Location	AD Cochin
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2020-0402

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	Qatar - Qatar Airways Company
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A320
Aircraft Registration	A7-AHA
State of registry	Qatar
Last departure point	Qatar - OTHH:NEW DOHA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NDIA)
Planned destination	India - VOCI (COK): Cochin international airport
Flight phase	Approach
Serial number	4110
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

Second aircraft involved
Aircraft category	Fixed Wing - Aeroplane - Large Aeroplane - Large Aeroplane
Operator	Indi - Spicejet
Manufacturer / Model	De Havilland - DHC8
Aircraft Registration	VT-SUL
State of registry	India
Last departure point	VOBL:Bangalore international airport, Devenahalli, Bangalore
Planned destination	India - VOCI (COK): Cochin international airport
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number	4400
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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