ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 309790
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| Date: | Friday 24 March 2023 |
| Time: | 02:41 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A319-112 |
| Owner/operator: | Air India |
| Registration: | VT-SCG |
| MSN: | 3271 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5B6/P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | S of Kathmandu -
 Nepal
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP) |
| Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM/VNKT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Nepal Airlines flight RA416, an Airbus A320-233 (9N-AKW), and Air India flight AI213, an Airbus A319-112 (VT-SCG) were involved in an airprox incident during descent towards Kathmandu Airport, Nepal.
According to ADS-B data, flight RA416 was flying at FL150 towards waypoint RATAN while AI213 was descending from FL190 to FL150, also heading to RATAN. AI213 reached FL150 around RATAN and was followed closely by RA416.
The Nepal Airlines A320 then entered a hold before proceeding to land.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) subsequently suspended three ATC employees for "carelessness".
Sources:
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/air-india-nepal-airlines-planes-almost-collided-2-controllers-suspended-3894311
https://www.flightradar24.com/2023-03-24/02:41/12x/AIC213/2fa2401a
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 March 2016 | VT-SCG | Air India | 0 | Bhopal Airport (BHO/VABP) |  |
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| Bird strike | ||||||
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Flight track: Flightradar24
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