Serious incident to the Airbus A321 registered HA-LVH operated by Wizz Air and to the Tecnam P2002 registered 9H-VLT on 18/07/2020 near Malta

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Maltese authorities:

Loss of separation during flight.

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General information
Local date	18/07/2020
Responsible entity	Malta - AIB
State or area of occurrence	Malta
Location	Vers AD Malte
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2021-0077

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	Hungary - Wizz Air Hungary Ltd
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A321
Aircraft Registration	HA-LVH
State of registry	Hungary
Last departure point	Unknown
Planned destination	Malta - LMML (MLA): Malta/Luqa
Flight phase	Approach
Serial number	9164
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport

Second aircraft involved
Aircraft category	Fixed Wing Aeroplane Small Aeroplane Small Aeroplane
Operator	Malta (European pilot academy)
Manufacturer / Model	TECNAM - P2002 JF
Aircraft Registration	9H-VLT
State of registry	Malta
Last departure point	Malta LMML (MLA): Malta/Luqa
Planned destination	Malta LMML (MLA): Malta/Luqa
Flight phase	Approach
Serial number	212
Operator Type AG	Flying club/School
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations Flight Training/Instructional First Solo

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