Lufthansa reports near-miss with UAV in Munich

Lufthansa has confirmed an incident involving a near-miss between an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone, and a Lufthansa Airbus A321 on approach to Munich Airport Aug. 4. “We can confirm a disorder involving one of our aircraft and an object when on approach to Munich. Nothing happened; however, a drone has no place there. As the investigation is ongoing, I can’t give any further information at the moment,” a Lufthansa spokesperson said. The Lufthansa A321 was operating as scheduled service flight LH116 between Frankfurt and Munich with 108 passengers and six crew on board. According to a statement from the Upper Bavaria Police Department-North, the pilot realized the UAV was near the aircraft on approach, descending through flight level 1,700 m near the Bavarian village of Schwabhausen at 6:58 p.m. local time. A so-called quadrocopter drone passed the A321at same height, about 10 off the right-hand wing tip. The aircraft landed safely, with no injuries or damage.<br/>