Boeing accident near Ciampino, It, November 10, 2008
On November 10, 2008 at about 6:55 am local time, a Boeing, registered EIDYG, was substantially damaged in an accident during approach near Ciampino (Ciampino Airport). It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. No one was hurt.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 10, 2008 · about 6:55 am local time
- Place
- Ciampino, Italy · Ciampino Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing
- Registration
- EIDYG · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
On November 10, 2008, at 0655 UTC, a Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registered in Ireland as EI-DYG, experienced multiple birdstrikes affecting engine thrust while landing at Ciampino Airport, Rome, Italy. The aircraft subsequently experienced a collapsed left main landing gear upon touchdown. No fatalities or serious injuries occurred. The accident is being investigated by the Italian Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo. (ANSV).
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of engine power (partial) during approach
- Hard landing during landing (flare/touchdown)
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
The flight
- Departed from: HHN Frankfurt Hahn
- Destination: CIA Ciampino
- Flight plan: IFR
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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