Date of occurrence: 26 April 2012<br><p>Aircraft category: Commercial - fixed wing<br>
Report type: Bulletin - Correspondence investigation<br>
Aircraft type: Piaggio P.180 Avanti II and Avro 146-RJ85<br>
Location: Near London City Airport<br>
Registration: PH-DLN and EI-RJW<br></p>
The Piaggio P.180 deviated from its approved departure routing and flew into conflict with the RJ85 which was on approach to land. The ATC controller intervened to turn the Piaggio away from the RJ85, after which it became apparent that an operational error by the Piaggio crew had led to erroneous heading indications on their cockpit displays.
Air Accidents Investigation Branche
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