No fatalities

AIRBUS A330 202 accident at New York, NY, 18 Jun 2022

New York, NY, United States

On June 18, 2022, an AIRBUS A330 202 operated by ITALIA TRASPORTO AEREO SPA(ITA Airways) was involved in an aviation accident near New York, NY. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The ITA Airways flightcrew’s misperception of the distance to maintain separation and safely pass the stopped Air France airplane. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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AIRBUS A330 202
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Probable cause

The ITA Airways flightcrew’s misperception of the distance to maintain separation and safely pass the stopped Air France airplane.

— NTSB Determination

Contributing factors

Flight crew