Italia A332 at New York and Rome on Jun 17th 2022/Jun 18th 2022, departed despite ground collision
Last Update: July 1, 2022 / 18:05:02 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 17, 2022
Classification
Accident
Airline
Italia Trasporto Aereo
Flight number
AZ-611
Departure
New York JFK, United States
Destination
Rome Fiumicino, Italy
Aircraft Registration
EI-EJL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
The aircraft subsequently remained on the ground in Rome for 46 hours.
A listener on frequency reported Air France flight AF-8 (B772 F-GSPQ arriving from Paris CDG (France) into JFK) repeatedly called ground telling ground AZ-611 had hit them during taxi and asked to not let AZ-611 depart resulting in a lengthy discussion on frequency. Only then tower queried AZ-611 already after departure.
The Air France Boeing is still on the ground in New York about 64 hours later.
On Jul 1st 2022 the NTSB reported the occurrence causing substantial damage was rated an accident and is being investigated by the NTSB. The NTSB provided the brief summary: "An ITA Airways A330 unknowingly impacted an Air France 777 while taxiing at night."
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 17, 2022
Classification
Accident
Airline
Italia Trasporto Aereo
Flight number
AZ-611
Departure
New York JFK, United States
Destination
Rome Fiumicino, Italy
Aircraft Registration
EI-EJL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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