(Original title: Sichuan Public Security Department: “Drone Interference Flight Case†has been on the ground and will be cracked down.)
News reporter Liu Chu Liu Ye
Interfered by drones, 11 incoming flights to Chengdu Shuangliu Airport are expected to drop to Chongqing
In the afternoon of April 17, air drones near Chengdu Shuangliu Airport interfered with flights. Chengdu Business News Information Map
On the morning of April 18th, in response to the “Drafting of Chongqing with multiple drones affecting Chengdu airport arrivals by drones,†the staff of the Propaganda Department of Sichuan Provincial Public Security Bureau confirmed to the reporter that the case had been investigated and the conference would follow. Unified external release.
The staff member also stated that the Provincial Public Security Department had already issued relevant remediation measures concerning the “black fly†of drones. The appearance of this incident also indicated the problem. “It will surely be severely cracked down to play a deterrent effect.â€
UAV interference causes 11 planes to drop in Chongqing
According to cover news reported on April 17, on the same day, airspace near Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport was interfered by drones, and 11 incoming flights were scheduled to drop in Chongqing. At 15:30, the flight order in the Chengdu Control Zone returned to normal.
On April 18, the staff of the Southwest Civil Aviation Administration of Civil Aviation told the Xinhua News that the current flight order had returned to normal. For the follow-up processing of UAV interference, other departments are responsible.
This is not the first time drones have affected the normal takeoff and landing of Shuangliu airport flights.
According to Sichuan News, May 28, 2016, on the evening of the same day, drones blocked the normal take-off and landing of flights on the Shuangliu Airport East runway, resulting in the Chengdu Airport East runway being shut down and closed for 1 hour and 20 minutes. As a result, 55 flights were unable to take off and land normally, including 26 arrivals and 29 departures.
Sichuan Provincial Public Security Bureau: Will Crack Down
On the morning of April 18th, the staff of the Propaganda Department of the Public Security Department of Sichuan Province confirmed to the press that the case had already been investigated and the case would be released later.
The staff member mentioned that since the Provincial Public Security Bureau had already issued relevant air traffic control measures, the case was well-founded.
It is reported that on September 1, 2016, in order to further strengthen the safety management of the Sichuan Airport Clearance Protection Area, the Sichuan Provincial Public Security Department jointly issued a "Multiple Notices on Strengthening the Security Protection of the Air, Air, and Land Areas of Military and Civil Aviation Airports in the Province".
The "Notice" proposed that from now onwards, within the province's military and civil aviation airport clearance protection area, without the approval of the military and civil aviation authority management department, the flying activities of drones and other aircraft will be prohibited.
Civil Aviation Airport Clearance Protection Area refers to the area that is 10 kilometers away from the center line of the runway of the airport and runs within 20 kilometers of the outer side of the airport.
Military airport clearance protection area refers to the area of ​​15 kilometers on both sides of the airport runway centerline and within 20 kilometers outside the end of the runway.
Those who disturb the order of air operations, threaten flight safety, and deliberately commit illegal and criminal activities will be strictly handled according to law.
In addition, Sichuan Province has issued measures for reporting incentives to reward citizens who report the “black fly†of UAVs. The amount of rewards will not be less than RMB 1,000.
Experts: Drones and remotes are not in one place, difficult to track
In this incident, what kind of punishment might be faced by the drone controllers involved?
Wang Ya-nan, deputy editor of Aviation Knowledge, told the Xinhua News that the drone that entered the airfield protection zone might be sucked into the engine of the airliner. The most serious situation was the direct collision between the drone and the airliner. He said that according to the "Civil Aviation Law" and "Criminal Law" and other related laws and regulations, once the parties involved are caught, they may be held criminally liable.
"If you can't find the drone's location in time and drive it away, all incoming flights will be affected, so it's not unusual to affect so many flights," said Wang Ya-nan.
However, Wang Ya-nan admitted that in this situation, it is still difficult to get involved.
“The remote controller and the drone may not be in the same location. Because of remote distance, it is very likely that the drone will run when the drone causes an accident.†He said that all countries in the world are facing the law enforcement process. This kind of problem.
Wang Yanan explained that once he has caught the person involved, he can pursue his criminal liability according to the relevant provisions of the Civil Aviation Law and the Criminal Law.
Article 192 of the "Civil Aviation Law" stipulates that where violence is used against personnel on board a civil aircraft in flight and the flight safety is jeopardized, if serious consequences have not been caused, criminal responsibility shall be investigated in accordance with the provisions of Article 105 of the Criminal Law; If serious consequences are caused, criminal responsibility shall be investigated in accordance with Article 106 of the Criminal Law.
Article 114 of the Criminal Law stipulates that if other dangerous methods are used to jeopardize public safety and have not caused serious consequences, they shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years.
Wang Ya-nan said that the above regulations apply to the drone's controllers that led to the take-off and landing of 11 civilian airliners.
According to the “Beijing News†previously reported that in December 2013, the Beijing police had uncovered a case in which drones broke into the Capital International Airport. Four of the involved persons were detained for criminal offences on the suspicion of dangerous methods and methods of endangering public safety.
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