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On 11 June 2007 Air Accidents Investigation Institute (AAII) was notified by ATS Brno of an air traffic incident – a collision risk between a Boeing B 737 aircraft and a glider in TMA I Brno. The B 737 aircrew, call sign RYR8403 (code SSR 1170) was on a regular flight from the London Stansted Airport to the Brno – Tuřany Airport (LKTB). During vectoring to approach at FL 61, 8 NM north of LKTB, the aircrew reported that The B 737 passed the glider by around 150 ft to the left, approximately at the same flight level. Then, the B 737 landed well on LKTB and the glider continued to fly. Based on the report, AAII began to investigate the incident. On analyzing the radar record at the ATS Brno at the critical phase of the flight, the severity of the situation was taken into account and the occurrence was classified as a serious incident.