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| Aircraft landing 'near-miss' over Runcorn Bridge | Aircraft landing 'near-miss' over Runcorn Bridge |
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| A Flybe plane carrying 61 passengers had a near-miss with Runcorn Bridge as it came to land at Liverpool John Lennon Airport, a report says. | A Flybe plane carrying 61 passengers had a near-miss with Runcorn Bridge as it came to land at Liverpool John Lennon Airport, a report says. |
| The plane, from the Isle of Man, was coming into land at 09:07 BST on 1 June, according to the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) report. | The plane, from the Isle of Man, was coming into land at 09:07 BST on 1 June, according to the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) report. |
| The co-pilot disengaged the autopilot and turned the aircraft, tracking the bridge while descending, it said. | The co-pilot disengaged the autopilot and turned the aircraft, tracking the bridge while descending, it said. |
| A cockpit alert sounded and the flight path was adjusted. | A cockpit alert sounded and the flight path was adjusted. |
| The flight crew confirmed it was safe to continue the approach and the plane landed safely. | The flight crew confirmed it was safe to continue the approach and the plane landed safely. |
| The aircraft had been descending at a rate of about 2,000ft per minute and the "Caution Obstacle" alert was generated at a radio height of 894ft (272.4m) as it approached runway 27, the report said. | |
| Safety 'a priority' | |
| The Runcorn Bridge is 285ft (87m) over the riverbed and crosses the River Mersey. | The Runcorn Bridge is 285ft (87m) over the riverbed and crosses the River Mersey. |
| The AAIB said the Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS) was a terrain awareness and alerting system that uses internal terrain, obstacle and airport databases to predict a potential conflict between a flight path and terrain or obstacle. | The AAIB said the Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS) was a terrain awareness and alerting system that uses internal terrain, obstacle and airport databases to predict a potential conflict between a flight path and terrain or obstacle. |
| "The obstacle concerned in this case was not positively identified, but was possibly the Runcorn Bridge," the report said. It was published last month. | "The obstacle concerned in this case was not positively identified, but was possibly the Runcorn Bridge," the report said. It was published last month. |
| A spokeswoman for Flybe said: "Flybe confirms that safety of its passengers and crew is its number one priority." | A spokeswoman for Flybe said: "Flybe confirms that safety of its passengers and crew is its number one priority." |
| The event highlighted in the AAIB report was "thoroughly investigated by our own investigators and with correspondence with the AAIB", she added. | |
| Flybe has taken "a number of actions" to further improve safety, said the spokeswoman. |