AT75, Rome Fiumicino Italy, 2013

AT75, Rome Fiumicino Italy, 2013

Summary

On 2 February 2013, an ATR 72-500 bounced repeatedly when making a night landing at Rome Fiumicino which, in the presence of dual control inputs causing a pitch disconnect, resulted in complete detachment of the landing gear and a veer off before stopping. The accident was attributed to uncharacteristic mishandling by the type experienced Captain in the presence of ineffective crew resource management because of an extremely steep authority gradient resulting from a very significant difference in flight time on the aircraft type (9607 hours / 14 hours). The Investigation attributed an unacceptable delay in the rescue services’ response to managerial incompetence.

Description

On 2 February 2013, the crew of an ATR 72-500 (YR-ATS) being operated by Carpatair under contract to Alitalia on a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Pisa to Rome Fiumicino as AZ1670 lost control of their aircraft during a crosswind landing on runway16L at destination after making a stable ILS approach in night VMC. A series of four bounces resulted in failure of the landing gear and the departure of the aircraft from the runway before it came to a stop 30 metres from it facing the direction of the approach. Seven of the 50 occupants sustained minor injuries but the very significant damage to the aircraft made it an automatic hull loss. 

The aircraft in its final stopping position. [Reproduced from the Official Report] 

Investigation

An Investigation was carried out by the Italian National Agency for the Safety of Flight (ANSV). The FDR and CVR were removed from the aircraft and their data successfully downloaded. Other relevant data including meteorological records and statements from all those involved were also available.

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