The trainer aircraft was flying low and fast, while the civil airliner was just into flight. No injuries were reported.
Investigations into the ‘serious incident’ continues, but a preliminary report by the UAE Civil Aviation Authority into the near miss on the morning of February 12 has been released, and shows the two aircraft were within seconds of a collision and were vertically separated at 100 metres at 7.37am. There were 431 passengers and crew on board the Boeing 777.
The report said the “BAE Hawk was transmitting on a different frequency than required to communicate with the Dubai air traffic controllers responsible for the sector the aircraft requested to transit through”.
The Hawk was observed on radar on several occasions causing an airspace infringement while transiting through the airspace control areas, the report said.
It said the Boeing 777 had been cleared to take off on the active runway and was airborne and accelerating to a safe climb speed when the “civil aircraft climb profile and the BAE Hawk interception angle coincided”.’
But a sharp turn to the left by the Hawk prevented a collision, according to the initial findings. The Emirates flight continued to its destination after the incident.
The crew of the civilian aircraft reported a Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) Traffic Advisory (TA) had come up on their display, and could not locate other air traffic visually. The UAE Air Force jet had taken off from the adjacent military Al Minhad Air Base at approximately 7am.
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