BOEING 757 near Reus — 2013-05-17
- Date
- 2013-05-17
- Location
- Reus, ES
- Aircraft
- BOEING 757
- Registration
- G-OOBE
- Highest injury
- None
- Fatalities
- 0
Probable cause
Investigated by a foreign authority; NTSB does not determine probable cause.
NTSB narrative
On 17 May, 2013, at about 0703 UTC, a B757-200, registration G-OOBE, operated by Thomson Airways, was on approach and cleared to land at Reus Airport (LERS), Spain, was forced to perform a go-around due to a Diamond DA20, registration EC-IIT, that was present on the runway. The airplane performed the go-around and landed normally. The incident is being investigated by the CIAIAC of Spain. The NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative as the state of manufacture of the incident aircraft under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13. All inquiries should be directed to the CIAIAC at the following: COMISIÓN DE INVESTIGACIÓN DE ACCIDENTES E INCIDENTES DE AVIACIÓN CIVIL (CIAIAC) MINISTERIO DE FOMENTO Cl FRUELA, 6 28011 MADRID TEL: 91 5978960 FAX 91 4635535