• Aviation

Airprox, Cirrus SR20, N264CD and Saab 91D, PH-RLB, approx. 10 km north of Medemblik

Occurrence date : 06-03-2021 Investigation start date : 20-05-2021 Publish date report : 22-03-2022

The Cirrus (N264CD) was on a cross country VFR-flight from Texel with a pilot and two passengers on board. When leaving the corridor over the Wadden Sea and after passing Den Oever, the pilot initiated a descent from 2,500 feet to 1,400 feet AMSL in order to fly below the Schiphol terminal control area towards Lelystad. During the descent, one of the passengers out of interest asked the pilot information about the aircraft’s instruments. The pilot replied and at the same time noticed an aircraft closely passing below.

The near mid-air collision occurred at 12.07 hours in VMC conditions at the border of class G and Class E airspace. The full analysis of this serious incident can be found in the quarterly aviation report over the 4^th quarter of 2021.