Airbus A319 incident near Rome, It, August 3, 2012
On August 3, 2012 at about 9:00 am local time, a Airbus A319, registered EIIMS, suffered minor damage in an incident near Rome (Rome, Italy airport). It was flown under foreign airline rules (Part 129). No one was hurt; 100 people were on board or involved.
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
- August 3, 2012 · about 9:00 am local time
- Place
- Rome, Italy · Rome, Italy
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 100 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Airbus A319 · all A319s on the register
- Registration
- EIIMS · no longer on the register · serial 4910
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · foreign airline rules (Part 129)
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
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
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
Crew member
No details recorded.
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,562 hours
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Cfm International 56 (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Operator: Alitalia Airlines
The flight
- Departed from: LIPZ Venezia
- Destination: LIRF Rome
- Flight plan: not recorded
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabi | 3 | |||
| Flight crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 95 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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