# NTSB ENG16WA013: Airbus A320, Rome, Italy, March 27, 2016

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 27, 2016, 20:17 local (20:17 UTC)
- Place: Rome, Italy
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 99 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 92919
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG16WA013
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92919/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG16WA013

## Factual narrative

The Italian Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo (ANSV) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving an Airbus 320-216, which occurred on March 27, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the ANSV investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the airplane engines. All investigative information will be released by the ANSV.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: F-HBSA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320 (216)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 3882
- Engines: CFM International CFM56-5B6 turbo fan; CFM International CFM56-5B6 turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Equipment: Unknown

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

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