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AGENZIA NAZIONALE PER LA SICUREZZA DEL VOLO (istituita con decreto legislativo 25 febbraio 1999, n. 66) Via A. Benigni, 53 - 00156 Roma - Italia tel. +39 0682078219 - 0682078200 - fax +39 068273672 FINAL REPORT (As approved by ANSV Board on the 20th of January 2004) ACCIDENT INVOLVED AIRCRAFT BOEING MD-87, registration SE-DMA and CESSNA 525-A, registration D-IEVX Milano Linate airport October 8, 2001 N. A/1/04 INDEX INDEX . I PURPOSE OF THE TECHNICAL INVESTIGATION. VII SYNOPSIS . VIII GLOSSARY. IX CHAPTER I - GENERAL INFORMATION . 1 1. GENERAL INFORMATION . 1 1.1. HISTORY OF THE EVENT . 1 1.1.1. Aircraft involved. 1 1.1.2. ATC situation . 4 1.1.3. Aircraft movement on the ground . 4 1.1.4. Collision. 7 1.1.5. MD-87 impact with the baggage building . 8 1.1.6. First alert . 9 1.2. INJURIES TO PERSONS . 11 1.3. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT . 11 1.3.1. Boeing MD-87 . 11 1.3.2. Cessna 525-A . 12 1.4. OTHER DAMAGE . 13 1.5. PERSONNEL INFORMATION . 13 1.5.1. Pilots . 13 1.5.1.1. Pilots of the Boeing MD-87 . 13 1.5.1.2. Pilots of the Cessna 525-A. 14 1.5.1.3. The status of the Milano Linate to Paris Le Bourget flight . 16 1.5.2. Cabin crew . 17 1.5.3. Air Traffic Controllers. 17 1.5.4. Fire brigade personnel . 20 1.5.5. Airport Civil Aviation Authority personnel (UCT-DCA) . 21 1.5.6. SEA station manager . 21 1.5.7. SAS station manager. 22 ANSV FINAL REPORT 20/01/04 - N. A/1/04 I 1.6. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION . 22 1.6.1. The Boeing MD-87. 22 1.6.1.1. Administrative information . 22 1.6.1.2. Technical information . 22 1.6.1.3. Loading . 23 1.6.1.4. Performance. 23 1.6.1.5. Maintenance . 23 1.6.2. The Cessna 525-A . 23 1.6.2.1. Administrative information . 24 1.6.2.2. Technical information . 24 1.6.2.3. Loading . 25 1.6.2.4. Performance. 25 1.6.2.5. Maintenance . 25 1.7. METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION . 25 1.7.1. Terminal Area Forecast - TAF. 26 1.7.2. Meteorological Actual Report - METAR. 26 1.7.3. Automatic Terminal Information Service - ATIS . 27 1.7.4. RVR readings for RWY 36R. 28 1.8. AIDS TO NAVIGATION. 28 1.9. COMMUNICATIONS. 28 1.9.1. ATC GND communications, frequency 121.8 MHz. 28 1.9.2. ATC TWR communications, frequency 118.1 MHz. 29 1.9.3. Telephone communications. 29 1.9.4. Service radio communications, frequency 440.450 MHz. 29 1.9.5. Communications comparison . 30 1.10. AERODROME INFORMATION. 30 1.10.1. Milano Linate airport . 31 1.10.2. West apron . 32 1.10.2.1. Unofficial markings S1, S2, S4, S5, S5 . 35 1.10.2.2. Taxiway R5 . 37 1.10.2.3. Taxiway R6 . 38 1.10.2.4. The path followed by the Cessna 525-A. 39 1.10.3. Charts and maps . 41 ANSV FINAL REPORT 20/01/04 - N. A/1/04 II 1.10.3.1. Aeronautical Information Publication – AIP Italy . 41 1.10.3.2. Jeppesen charts . 45 1.10.3.3. SAS Flight Support documentation . 46 1.10.4. Aerodrome Surface Movement Indicator - ASMI . 46 1.10.5. The baggage building . 48 1.10.6. ATC Organization and associated procedures . 48 1.10.6.1. ATC Organization . ..

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