# NTSB ENG12WA036: Airbus A319, Rome, Italy, August 3, 2012

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 3, 2012, 09:00 local (09:00 UTC)
- Place: Rome, Italy
- Location: 41.8045° N, 12.2520° E: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (RM11), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8045&lon=12.2520&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 100 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 85484
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG12WA036
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/85484/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG12WA036

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A319
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 4910
- Airframe hours: 1562
- Engines: 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

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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