ENG12WA036

NTSB incident investigation · Airbus A319 · Rome, Italy · August 3, 2012

Incident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
August 3, 2012, 09:00 local (09:00 UTC)
Place
Rome, Italy
Injuries
100 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
EI-IMSAirbus A319
NTSB office
Aviation Engineering Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
85484

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Factual narrative

On August 3, 2012, about 0900 local, an Airbus A319, registration EI-IMS, operated by Alitalia Airlines landed in Rome, Italy (LIRF) from Venezia, Italy (LIPZ). During a left turn for the stand at taxi in, the flight crew experienced abnormal skidding from the nose landing gear. Initial inspection found the left nose wheel assembly was completely missing with damage to nose landing gear axle area. The nose wheel assembly and debris was found on runway 16R (landing runway). At the time of the incident the airplane was carrying 95 passengers and 5 crew members. There were no reported injuries from this incident. The Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo (ANSV)is investigating the incident. As the state of manufacturer of some of the airplanes components, the NTSB has designated a US Accredited Representative under the provisions of Annex 13 to the Convention on Civil Aviation to assist the ANSV in their invesitigation. All inquiries concerning this incident shoud be directed to the ANSV at: website: http://www.ansv.it

Aircraft

Registration
EI-IMS
Reported as
Airbus A319
Category
Airplane
Serial number
4910
Airframe hours
1,562
Engine
CFM International 56, turbo fan
Damage
Minor damage
Flight
Part 129
Operator
Alitalia Airlines
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Departed
LIPZ · Venezia
Destination
LIRF · Rome
Flight plan
Unknown
Airport
LIRF · Rome, Italy