Serious incident to the Airbus A320 registered S7-SIL operated by Air Seychelles and to the De Havilland Canada DHC-6 registered S7-LDI operated by Air Seychelles on 20/01/2017 at the Seychelles [Investigation led by AIB / Seychelles]

Perte de séparation entre deux avions au décollage, manoeuvre d'évitement

Responsible entity

Seychelles - CAA

Preliminary data based on the notification from the authorities of Seychelles :

After take-off from runway 31 at Seychelles International Airport, loss of separation during initial climb between DHC-6 registered S7-LDI and A320 registered S7-SIL leading to an avoidance manoeuver carried out by the flight crew of the A320.

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General information
Local date	20/01/2017
Responsible entity	Seychelles - CAA
State or area of occurrence	Seychelles
Location	AD Seychelles
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2017-0041

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane
Operator	Seychelles - Air Seychelles
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A320
Aircraft Registration	S7-SIL
State of registry	Seychelles
Last departure point	Seychelles - FSIA (SEZ): Seychelles intl
Planned destination	Mauritius - FIMP (MRU): Mauritius/Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Intl
Flight phase	Take-off
Serial number	1945
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger

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