Überlingen mid-air collision

Cleared Direct Oct 27, 2026

The Überlingen Mid-Air, the TCAS Resolution Advisory That One Crew Ignored, and the Rule That Has to Be Absolute

The 2002 Überlingen mid-air collision killed 71 people after one crew followed a controller's instruction instead of their TCAS Resolution Advisory - here's what every pilot must know.

Vector

Cleared Direct Oct 21, 2026

TCAS II, the Überlingen Mid-Air Collision, and the One Design Assumption That Seventy-One People Paid For

The 2002 Überlingen mid-air collision killed 71 people when one crew followed ATC instead of their TCAS Resolution Advisory - a failure not in the technology, but in automation trust under pressure.

Vector

Cleared Direct Oct 18, 2026

TCAS Resolution Advisories, the Überlingen Mid-Air Collision, and the Human Factors Problem of Trusting the Box Over the Voice on the Radio

The 2002 Überlingen mid-air collision killed 71 people and exposed a critical flaw in how pilots are trained to respond when TCAS conflicts with ATC.

Vector

Cleared Direct Sep 16, 2026

TCAS, the Uberlingen Midair, and the Resolution Advisory That Has to Win Before Any Other Voice Reaches the Cockpit

On July 1, 2002, 71 people died over Lake Constance when TCAS issued a perfect coordinated advisory that one crew overrode - a lesson every pilot must understand.

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