ExcelAire Business Jet - Cockpit Voice Recording [MID-AIR COLLISION CAUSED BY ATC AND TCAS ERROR]

Note(s): Unless otherwise indicated, all times are set in local time, based on a 12-hour clock WARNING: The following Cockpit Voice Recording (CVR) contains coarse language. Aircraft Accident/Incident Overview: The accident aircraft was an Embraer EMB-135BJ Legacy 600 and was equipped with 2 Allison AE3007A1P engine(s). Under ExcelAire Service Inc. the accident aircraft was registered "N600XL" The accident aircraft was brand new, and was on its delivery flight at the time of the accident. The accident aircraft was manufactured in 2006. Air Accident/Incident Overview: On the 29th of September, 2006, The twin turbofan Embraer Legacy 600 business jet, newly built by Embraer and purchased by ExcelAire Service Inc. of Ronkonkoma, New York, was on a delivery flight by ExcelAire from the Embraer factory to the U.S. It departed from São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport, near São Paulo, at 2:51 PM, and was on its way to Eduardo Gomes International Airport in Manaus as a planned en route stop. On board were 5 passengers and 2 pilots. Shortly before 5:00 PM, as the flight was cruising at 37,000 feet it collided nearly head on with another aircraft, a Boeing 737-8EH operated by Gol Transportes Aéreos as Flight 1907. The collision occurred midway between Brasília and Manaus, near the town of Matupá, 750 kilometers southeast of Manaus. The Boeing aircraft had taken-off from Eduardo Gomes International Airport in Manaus, Brazil and was heading to Galeão International Airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with a stop-over at Brasília International Airport, Brasília. The wing of the business jet sliced the wing of the Boeing, causing the Boeing to spin out of control and break-up in-flight before crashing 200 km east of Peixoto de Azevedo Mato Grosso, Brazi. The business jet, now with a missing left wing, were able to land the crippled aircraft at Cachimbo Airport, part of Campo de Provas Brigadeiro Velloso, a large military complex of the Brazilian Air Force at about 160 kilometers from the collision point. The 5 passengers on board and as well as the 2 pilots survived the ordeal. As for the Boeing aircraft all 148 passengers and 6 crew members perished. Investigative Overview: The accident was investigated by the Brazilian Air Force Aeronautical Accidents Investigation and Prevention Center (CENIPA) and the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Both reports determined that the mid-air collsion was caused by N600XL and Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 following air-traffic control (ATC) clearances which positioned both aircraft to fly in opposite directions on the same airway at the same altitude. A combination of numerous individual and institutional factors, which reflected systemic shortcomings in emphasis on positive ATC concepts further contributed to the disaster. Further Readings: Official Report - https://www.wired.com/images_blogs/th... References: Information: https://aviation-safety.net/database/... Photograph: http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/66... Air-Traffic Control/Cockpit Voice Recording(s): http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/200...