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/Italy to Brussels /Belgium, collided near the town of Ueberlingen (Lake Constance) in a dark night; the in-flight visibility at the flight level concerned was 10 km and more. Both airplanes impacted the ground north of the town of Ueberlingen.Open final report at PDF page 8BFU AX001-1-2/02: collision near Ueberlingen
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from the instruments because a visual altitude estimation of conflicting traffic at dark night and at such a distance is not possi- ble. Especially since the TU154M just then executed a heading correction with a right bank an- gle ofOpen final report at PDF page 72BFU AX001-1-2/02: collision near Ueberlingen
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a safe evaluation of altitudes, flight directions, airspeeds and flight attitudes in dark night is not possible. The RA "increase climb" issued at 21:35:24 hrs was commented only by the copilot with the words "It says: `climb!". Apparently, just theOpen final report at PDF page 73BFU AX001-1-2/02: collision near Ueberlingen
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the TU154M. Accident � At the time of the accident visual meteorological conditions at dark night prevailed. � Due to the high closure rate of 702 kt - 718 kt (361 -369 m/s) and the darkness, a visual avoidance manoeuvreOpen final report at PDF page 109BFU AX001-1-2/02: collision near Ueberlingen