British Aerospace BAE-146-200 incident near Verona, It, May 1, 2005
On May 1, 2005, a British Aerospace BAE-146-200 suffered minor damage in an incident near Verona. It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 1, 2005
- Place
- Verona, Italy
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- British Aerospace BAE-146-200 · all BAE-146-200s on the register
- Registration
- not recorded
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On May 1, 2005, a Club Air British Aerospace BAE-146-200 airplane, registered in Italy as I-FLRI, experienced an uncontained release of turbine material from the No. 2 engine, a Honeywell ALF502R-5 turbofan, as the airplane was climbing through 15,000 feet near Verona, Italy. The airplane was enroute from Florence, Italy to Tirana, Albania. The pilots stated that as there were climbing through 15,000 feet, they heard a noise and felt a vibration from the engine. The pilots further reported that the performed the engine fire/severed damage checklist procedures and diverted to Verona for an uneventful three-engine landing. The investigation of this incident is under the jurisdiction of the Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo (ANSV). This report is for information purposes only and contains information that was released by or obtained from the Government of Italy. Further information pertaining to this incident may be obtained from: Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo Via A. Benigni, 53-00156 Rome, Italy
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
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Operator: Club Air
The flight
- Departed from: Florence
- Destination: Tirana
- Flight plan: not recorded
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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