Swiss Avro RJ100 involved in UAV near-miss

Swiss investigators have released a preliminary report into a “serious incident” on June 19, involving a near-miss between an unmanned aerial vehicle, or drone, and a Swiss Avro RJ100 on approach to London City Airport. The Avro RJ100, registered HB-IYT, was operating a scheduled service between Zurich and London City with 87 passengers on board. In its brief report, the Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board (STSB) said the aircraft was performing an IFR approach to London City’s runway 27 at an altitude of 3,000 ft. when the incident occurred at 1326UTC. “We can confirm there was an incident on June 19 involving one of our aircraft and an object when on approach to London City. It wasn’t a collision. As the investigation is ongoing, I can’t give any further information at the moment,” a Swiss spokeswoman told ATW. The aircraft landed safely, with no injuries or damage.<br/>