Overview
The Swiss Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau issued a notification on 16 April 2004 regarding the cessation of an investigation into an AIRPROX event that occurred on 11 August 2002 at 12:55 UTC in the vicinity of MOLUS, within Geneva ACC airspace.
Involvement of Aircraft
Two aircraft were involved: Air France flight AFR1505, an Airbus A320 registered as F-GTAL, and Eurowings flight EWG4726, an Airbus A319. Both were operating scheduled passenger flights with two cockpit crew members. AFR1505 was en route from Rome Fiumicino (LIRF) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (LFPG). EWG4726 was flying from Frankfurt (EDDF) to Almería (LEAM).
Details of the Airprox
During the descent phase, AFR1505 received a TCAS resolution advisory (RA) while descending from flight level 360 to flight level 350. This advisory occurred one minute before the aircraft crossed paths with EWG4726, which was descending from flight level 380 to flight level 370.
Reason for Cessation
The investigation concluded that there was no high risk of collision, leading to the cessation of the inquiry.