Accident description
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| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | 10 NOV 2008 |
| Type: | Boeing 737-8AS |
| Operator: | Ryanair |
| Registration: | EI-DYG |
| C/n / msn: | 33639/2557 |
| First flight: | 2008-03-17 (8 months) |
| Engines: | 2 CFMI CFM56-7B27 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 166 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 172 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Roma-Ciampino Airport (CIA) (Italy)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN/EDFH), Germany |
| Roma-Ciampino Airport (CIA/LIRA), Italy | |
| Flightnumber: | 4102 |
Ryanair flight FR4102 departed Hahn (HHN) at 06:30 for a flight to Rome (CIA). On approach the Boeing 737 suffered multiple bird strikes on the nose, wings and engines. On landing the left hand main gear collapsed and the airplane came to a stop on the runway threshold.
As much as 90 starlings had impacted against aircraft structure.
Sources:
» Ryanair press release
» ANSV
Statistics
4th loss of a Boeing 737-800
3rd worst accident involving a Boeing 737-800 (at the time)
4th worst accident involving a Boeing 737-800 (currently)
86th worst accident in Italy (at the time)
87th worst accident in Italy (currently) » figures explained
3rd worst accident involving a Boeing 737-800 (at the time)
4th worst accident involving a Boeing 737-800 (currently)
86th worst accident in Italy (at the time)
87th worst accident in Italy (currently) » figures explained
Video/animation
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN/EDFH) to Roma-Ciampino Airport (CIA/LIRA) as the crow flies is 989 km (618 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
Distance from Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN/EDFH) to Roma-Ciampino Airport (CIA/LIRA) as the crow flies is 989 km (618 miles).
