Überlingen collision

Cleared Direct Aug 16, 2026

T-CAS II, the Resolution Advisory, and the Night Over Uberlingen That Taught Every Crew to Trust the Box Over the Controller

How TCAS resolution advisories work, why the Überlingen midair changed the rules, and why pilots now trust the box over ATC.

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Cleared Direct Jun 25, 2026

TCAS Resolution Advisories and the Night Over Lake Constance That Rewrote Aviation's Chain of Command

The 2002 Überlingen midair collision killed 71 people and permanently established that a TCAS Resolution Advisory legally outranks an air traffic controller.

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