The following information provides an awareness of problems that might be avoided in the future. The information is based on final reports by official investigative authorities on aircraft accidents and incidents.
Jets
Nonstandard Departure Clearance
Airbus A300-605R, Boeing Vertol CH-47D. No damage. No injuries.
A tower controller’s use of nonstandard air traffic control (ATC) communications phraseology in a departure clearance and an A300 flight crew’s misunderstanding of an initial altitude assignment resulted in the freighter coming within close proximity of a Chinook helicopter that was orbiting above the military airfield, according to the report by the U.K. Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB).
The incident occurred in visual meteorological conditions (VMC) at RAF Brize Norton Aerodrome in Oxfordshire, England, the afternoon of Nov. 18, 2011. Visibility was greater …
