ASL Airlines Hungary Flight 7332 was a cargo flight operating for DHL from Paris–Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, to Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport, Italy. On 5 August 2016, the aircraft overran the runway while landing at Bergamo in poor weather, and came to rest on a nearby road.[1][2] The airport was closed for almost three hours after the crash, and flights were rescheduled or rerouted to Malpensa Airport.[2][3] The two-person crew suffered serious injuries.[4]
_(2).jpg) HA-FAX, the aircraft involved in the accident, seven months prior. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 5 August 2016 |
| Summary | Runway excursion due to pilot error |
| Site | Bergamo Airport, Bergamo, Italy 45°40′18″N 9°41′09″E / 45.6717°N 9.6857°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-476SF |
| Operator | European Air Transport on behalf of ASL Airlines Hungary |
| IATA flight No. | QY7332 |
| ICAO flight No. | BCS7332 |
| Call sign | EUROTRANS 7332 |
| Registration | HA-FAX |
| Flight origin | Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, France |
| Destination | Orio al Serio International Airport, Bergamo, Italy |
| Occupants | 2 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 2 |
| Survivors | 2 |
Accident
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The plane landed approximately 2,000 metres (6,562 ft) into the 2,900-metre long (9,514 ft) runway 28, and did not stop until more than 500 metres (1,640 ft) beyond the end of the runway.[5] It broke through the airport perimeter fence, and rolled onto an active four-lane highway,[3] with some vehicles narrowly escaping a collision[failed verification] and others in the adjacent parking lot being destroyed in the process.[6] The aircraft left a long trail of destruction as it rolled off from the runway.[7]
It sustained substantial damage, losing its CFM56 engines and main landing gear, and fracturing the horizontal stabilizer.[8]
Investigation
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Italian air investigation agency ANSV began an inquiry into the accident.[8] The CVR and DFDR were retrieved on the day of the accident. A preliminary report was released on 21 September 2016.[9]
The final report, released in August 2018,[10] concluded that the accident was mainly caused by the loss of situational awareness of the crew.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Ranter, Harro (2016-08-05). "ASN aircraft accident Boeing 737-476SF HA-FAX". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- ^ a b Kirchgaessner, Stephanie (2016-08-05). "Plane crashes on to road in Italy after overshooting Bergamo airport runway". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ^ a b Robson, Steve; Shammas, John (2016-08-05). "Bergamo plane crash: Incredible escape after plane skids off runway at Italian airport and ends up on ROAD". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ^ "RELAZIONE D'INCHIESTA: INCIDENTE occorso all'aeromobile B737-400 marche di identificazione HA-FAX, sull'aeroporto di Orio del Serio (BG), 5 agosto 2016" [INVESTIGATION REPORT: INCIDENT which occurred to aircraft B737-400 registered HA-FAX, over Orio del Serio Airport (BG), August 5, 2016] (PDF). Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo (in Italian). 2018-08-08.
- ^ ANSV preliminary report
- ^ "ASL Hungary B737-400F overran runway onto road at Bergamo". 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
- ^ Kaminski-Morrow, David (2016-08-05). "ASL 737 Overrun Left a Long Trail of Destruction". FlightGlobal. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ^ a b Kaminski-Morrow, David (2016-08-05). "ASL 737 substantially damaged in Bergamo accident". FlightGlobal. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ^ "Aeroporto Orio al Serio, B737-400 marche HA-FAX" [Orio al Serio Airport, B737-400 registrations HA-FAX] (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2016-10-01. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- ^ "Incidente B737 a Bergamo dell'agosto 2016: ANSV ha pubblicato la relazione finale di inchiesta" [August 2016 B737 crash in Bergamo: ANSV’s published final investigation report] (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2020-06-15.