Date: | Thursday 25 February 1999 |
Time: | 12:36 |
Type: | Dornier 328-110 |
Owner/operator: | Alitalia |
Registration: | D-CPRR |
MSN: | 3054 |
Year of manufacture: | 1995 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PW119B |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 31 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Genoa-Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) -
Italy
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Cagliari-Elmas Airport (CAG/LIEE) |
Destination airport: | Genoa-Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA/LIMJ) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Alitalia flight 1553, operated by Minerva Airlines, departed Cagliari, Italy for a 1 hour and 25 minute flight to Genoa. The aircraft approached Genoa's runway 29 in 15-18 knot winds. It is reported that the Dornier landed long with a tailwind component. The airplane failed to stop on the remaining runway and ran into the sea at the end of the 9925 feet long runway. The fuselage of the plane submerged.
Sources:
ANSA
Gianpiero Meazza
Ian Churchill
ICAO Adrep
Mark Stephenson
Tommy Maurer
Location
Images:
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photo (c) aeroprints.com; Rantoul, KS; 30 April 2013; (CC:by-sa)
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photo (c) Marco Riva
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