Ryanair - Accidents and Incidents

Accidents and Incidents

• On 10 November 2008, Ryanair Flight 4102, from Hahn Airport, suffered undercarriage damage in an emergency landing at Rome Ciampino Airport, after experiencing multiple bird strikes, which damaged both engines on approach. The registration number of the aircraft involved was EI-DYG. There were 6 crew members and 166 passengers on board. Two crew members and eight passengers were taken to hospital with minor injuries. The port undercarriage of the Boeing 737–800 collapsed, leaving the aircraft stranded on the runway and closing the airport for over 35 hours. As well as damage to the engines and undercarriage, the rear fuselage was also damaged by contact with the runway. The aircraft involved was damaged beyond repair and has since been scrapped.
• On July 31, 2012 a Boeing 737-800 from Ryanair collided with a Boeing 767-300 aircraft from American Airlines while taxiing at Barcelona, resulting in a deep cut in the horizontal stabilizer of the American Airlines aircraft and minor damage to the winglet of the Ryanair aircraft. The American Airlines crew did not notice the collision, however the Ryanair crew had been made aware of the collision by passengers. The captain of the Ryanair aircraft did not act on this information however and resumed taxi for take-off without informing air traffic control. Both planes landed safely at their destinations and no one was injured.