Überlingen midair collision

Cleared Direct Sep 24, 2026

The TCAS Resolution Advisory, the Automation That Overrides ATC, and the Überlingen Midair Collision That Taught Aviation to Trust the Machine

The 2002 Überlingen collision killed 71 people after a crew chose ATC over a TCAS Resolution Advisory - and permanently changed how aviation trains pilots to trust the machine.

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Cleared Direct Sep 19, 2026

The Überlingen Midair, the TCAS Resolution Advisory That Could Have Saved Seventy-One Lives, and the Rule Every Crew Has to Own Before the Box Speaks

The 2002 Überlingen midair killed 71 people when a crew followed an ATC instruction instead of their TCAS Resolution Advisory - and changed how the industry trains pilots forever.

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Cleared Direct Jul 5, 2026

The TCAS Resolution Advisory and Uberlingen: The Night the Machine Was Right

The 2002 Überlingen collision killed 71 people when one crew followed ATC instead of their TCAS RA - a failure of training, not technology.

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