Alberto Nassetti
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Alberto Nassetti (Bologna 18 July 1966 - Toulouse 30 June 1994) was an Italian aviator.
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[edit] Career
After graduating the Francesco De Pinedo technical and aeronautical institute of Rome, Alberto joined the Italian airline Alitalia, where he flew the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 and the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 on medium haul routes. In 1992, Alberto was diagnosed with a brain tumor, but soon had an operation to remove it and became the first pilot to re-enter service after having a surgical operation to the brain.
[edit] Death
In June 1994, Nassetti was chosen by the ANPAC to go to the Airbus plant in Toulouse France [1], to observe tests of the Airbus A330, an aircraft that Alitalia was considering buying. On the last day of the test, the aircraft (F-WWKH) was performing takeoff in critical weather conditions, which meant voluntary closing of a hydraulic circuit and blocking one of the motors in the engines. The aircraft took off successfully, however apporoximately 36 seconds after take off the aircraft crashed into the ground. All 7 crew on the aircraft including Nassetti and another Alitalia pilot, Pier Paolo Racchetti, died in the crash.
[edit] Memorial
After his death Alitalia decided not to buy the A330 but the Boeing B767-300 instead. When Alitalia received the aircraft, the airline dedicated an aircraft to Nassetti and Racchetti registration I-DEIC and I-DEIB respectively. Also the ENAC (The Italian authority for civil aviation) dedicated a road for each pilot in Rome's main airport [2].
