ASL Airlines Hungary Flight 7332
2016 aviation accident in Italy
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ASL Airlines Hungary Flight 7332 was a cargo flight operating for DHL from Paris–Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, to Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport, Italy. On 5 August 2016, the aircraft overran the runway while landing at Bergamo in poor weather, and came to rest on a nearby road.[1][2] The airport was closed for almost three hours after the crash, and flights were rescheduled or rerouted to Malpensa Airport.[2][3] The two-person crew suffered serious injuries.[4]
![](#/media/File:Incidente_Boeing_Aeroporto_"Orio_al_Serio"_-_5_Agosto_2016_-_n2_(cropped).jpg) The aircraft lying in the road after overrunning the runway | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 5 August 2016 |
| Summary | Runway excursion due to pilot error |
| Site | |
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| Aircraft | |
 HA-FAX, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in May 2016 | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-476SF |
| Operator | European Air Transport on behalf of ASL Airlines Hungary |
| IATA flight No. | QY7332 |
| ICAO flight No. | BCS7332 |
| Call sign | EUROTRANS 7332 |
| Registration | HA-FAX |
| Flight origin | Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, France |
| Destination | Orio al Serio International Airport, Bergamo, Italy |
| Occupants | 2 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 2 |
| Survivors | 2 |
Accident
The plane landed approximately 2,000 metres (6,562 ft) into the 2,900-metre-long (9,514 ft) runway 28, and did not stop until more than 500 metres (1,640 ft) beyond the end of the runway.[5] It broke through the airport perimeter fence, and rolled onto an active four-lane highway,[3] with some vehicles in the adjacent parking lot being destroyed in the process.[6] The aircraft left a long trail of destruction as it rolled off from the runway.[7]
It sustained substantial damage, losing its CFM56 engines and main landing gear, and fracturing the horizontal stabilizer.[8]
Investigation
Italian air investigation agency ANSV began an inquiry into the accident.[8] The CVR and DFDR were retrieved on the day of the accident. A preliminary report was released on 21 September 2016.[9]
The final report, released in August 2018,[10] concluded that the accident was mainly caused by the loss of situational awareness of the crew.[1]