REPORT IN-037/2012, loss of separation between GLEX and F2TH, Ibiza, Spain, 21 Sept. 2012
REPORT IN-037/2012, loss of separation between GLEX and F2TH, Ibiza, Spain, 21 Sept. 2012
On 21 September 2012, two aircraft came into conflict in Class 'A' airspace whilst under radar control at night and loss of separation was resolved by TCAS RA responses by both aircraft. Investigation found that one of the aircraft had passed a procedurally-documented clearance limit without ATC clearance or intervention and that situational awareness of its crew had been diminished by communications with the conflicting aircraft being conducted in Spanish rather than English. A Safety Recommendation on resolving the persistent problem of such language issues was made, noting that a similar recommendation had been made 11 years earlier.






