ATR42-500 crash, Jul 30, 1997 (1 killed), Florence-Peretola
ATR42-500 accident on July 30, 1997 near Florence-Peretola, Tuscany, Italy with 1 fatality. Cause: Touchdown speed about 30 knots above the prescribed...
- Date: July 30, 1997
- Aircraft: ATR42-500
- Location: Florence-Peretola, Tuscany, Italy
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Touchdown speed about 30 knots above the prescribed speed, approach configuration error, displaced threshold reducing landing distance, and failure to initiate a go-around
An Air Littoral ATR 42 on flight FU701 from Nice to Florence was too fast on approach to the short runway at Florence-Peretola. It bounced, landed firmly with little runway left, overran through fences, and broke in two on an embankment beside a motorway. One of the two pilots died two days later.