ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 344299
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| Date: | Sunday 18 November 2018 |
| Time: | 15:10 |
| Type: | unknown |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | near Leer-Papenburg Airfield (EDWF) -
 Germany
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During a private flight of a Piper PA-28 under visual flight rules, an approach with an unknown glider occurred on the approach to Papenburg airfield. The pilot of the Piper gave the closest distance as 8 to 22 metres at the same altitude. To avoid a collision, he had swerved upwards. The glider was not visible on the radar data analysed.
Sources:
BFU18-1669-7X
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