Hours 20.08. The Itavia DC9 flight takes off from Bologna with one hundred and thirteen minutes late. The control tower's has assigned an identification number: IH870. Sale sull'aerovia Ambra 12.
"Itavia 870, take off the 8, exchange information with Padua."
few seconds later, and the pilot is connected with Padua information very seriously.
"Padova buona sera, e la 870."
Itavia 870, prosegua come autorizzato, richiami Firenze."
Le ore 20.07. Ci sono grandi occhi elettronici puntati su quell'aereo, la sera del 27 giugno 1980. I radar civili e della difesa. Quello militare di Ferrara segue la sua traccia. C'è un numero accanto: LE157.
Le ore 20.20. Il DC9 si trova ormai allineato con il radio faro di Firenze. Il viaggio continua. Il pilota prende contatto con Roma Ciampino.
" Buona sera radar di Roma, e la IH870."
" Buona sera anche a lei, 870. Inserisca 1136 sul trasponder ed è autorizzato a Palermo via Bolsena, Puma, Latina, Ponza, Amber 13. "
" 1136, is coming for you, in Palermo as the flight plan is on Florence, retains virtually 190. "
The DC9 IH870, turns left into Amber 14, the highway of the sky along the Apennine ridge to the south. The sun is already falling behind the horizon for sunset but we still need the wind. For passengers are laughter and talk, thoughts and memories, anxieties and doubts. Those of a lifetime.
"The hours 20.23. How far is it from 870 to Florence? "
" We are coming to Pretola, 15 miglia a sud."
" Ci richiami a 20 miglia."
" Ok."
" Stabilizzato?"
" Ci stiamo stabilizzando."
Nessuna turbolenza in vista. Ogni cosa sembra sotto controllo dei radar, alle ore 20,24.
" 21 miglia per la 870."
" Salga a 230."
Le ore 20,26. Il volo del DC9 sembra inarrestabile. Il pilota comunica ancora con il radar del centro di controllo di Roma Ciampino.
" 870 identifichi."
" Arriva."
" Ok, è sotto il radar, vediamo che sta andando verso Grosseto, che prua ha?"
" La 870, è perfettamente allineata sulla radiale di Firenze, abbiamo 153 in prua. Ci dobbiamo ricredere sulla perfezionità del VOR di Firenze."
" Si, in effeti non è che vada molto bene."
" Allora ha ragione il collega."
" Si, si, pienamente."
" Ci dica what to do. "
" Now I see who is coming back, so basically, we say that is aligned, keep this bow. "
" We, we did not move, eh? "
A controller follows the track of the DC9, appears on the screen and maintains contact with the plane.
Hours 20.34. "Good evening, 870 to 290 is on the Bolsena."
"radar contact as authorized."
"Good."
At 20.39, Ciampino advises the pilot of the DC9, to change the frequency of the radio. From now on, transmit on 134.2 MHz.
"870. 134.2, good evening."
"Thank you good evening."
"Please."
Hours 20.44. The plane comes all'alteza of Rome, the crossing is moved slightly to the east between 14 and Amber Green 23. For aeronautical charts point is called: Puma. Turns right, leaving the 14 amber and cuts to the sea, flying over the sea and Practice is over the long stretch of water. The Tyrrhenian Sea!
The hours 20, 44. "It 's the 870, good evening in Rome."
"Good evening, 870, 290 retain and recall 13 Alpha."
"Yes, I feel. Ponza Not working?"
"Please?"
"We found a graveyard tonight, coming from Florence, then, practically we have not found one working."
"And they. Indeed, it is a bit off everything, including Ponza, as she has in the bow?"
"hold 195."
"195 are, alright, keep 195, will go a bit further down Ponza, a few miles. "
" Well thank you. "
" It will still keep it 195, I still think a 20 miles, not more, because there is a lot of wind from the west, at his level should be around 100 to 120 knots intensity. "
" Oh yes. Indeed yes. We did some calculations, it should be something like that. "
" Well, I do not know if he wants to go on with this bow, or a right to berths 15 to 20 degrees. "
" Ok, we maintain a 120. "
The DC9 at this point calls to drill down to 25,000 feet. Gets the authorization at 20.46.
" It 's the 870, you can have 250 level? "
" Yes, yes, it can get even now. "
" Grazie, lasciamo 290. "
Alle ore 20,50 è sull'isola di Ponza, la sorvola e imbocca l'aerovia Ambra 13, che va giù fino a Tripoli, passando per Palermo Punta Raisi dove l'aereo è atteso per le ore 21,13. Roma radar vede l'aereo passare leggermente spostato ad ovest dell'isola e chiede di richiamare su Ambra 13 Alfa, ottanta chilometri più a sud di Ponza. Tre minuti prima delle ore 21,00. Il pilota del DC9 esegue, richiama dal punto Alfa dove termina il servizio e la copertura del centro di controllo di Roma. E' l'ultima comunicazione del DC9 con Ciampino.
" 115 miglia per Papa Alpha... per Papa Romeo Sierra, scusate, mantiene 250. "
" Received, IH870, and can give us an estimated Raise? "
" Yeah, we estimate around 13. "
" 870, and received, permission to Raisi VOR, no delay is expected to call you back for the descent. "
" A Raisi no delay, we will call for the descent, 870 correct. "The flight
IH870 is located about halfway between Ponza and Ustica. Point Condor.
20.58 Hrs. The pilot called the control tower of Palermo Punta Raisi.
" wind calm, at 23, approved under 15, altimeter 1013. "
"Very well."
Hours 20.58. The great parables of Defense aircraft follow. The DC9 is nothing more than a dot that moves in the midst of all other tracks yet to be deciphered, other air traffic out of the ordinary. Site Marsala, code name: Moro. A sergeant is right in front of the radar screen, follows all the points moving up and down off the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. For the DC9 Itavia 870 is ready an identification code of the military network: AJ421.
" is up to see what that brings back the arrow and passes .... that has made a jump from Kangaroo Point ....
Condor. The time is 20.59. Before a barzelleta and a laugh. At the end of the pilot of the DC9 will be the last word swallowed sideways. Maybe he sees something unbelievable, wonder, tongue folded on the palate, not even a sentence, the hands that do not respond, even the brain, the radio just can not activate it. Paralysis. A fraction of a second. One moment.
"Gua ......"
seems lost, you lose the DC9 where does the radar area of \u200b\u200bCiampino. Condor Point. A little further south. It 's a deep black hole in radar coverage of the civil air traffic. If you can overcome, the plane should be back on the radar screens of approach of Palermo. Otherwise Condor becomes the point of no return. In quel vuoto che è uno spazio aereo, di cielo e non ancora terra, gli aerei vengono seguiti e separati tra di loro da un controllore di volo, che non osserva le tracce, ma comunica con i piloti via radio. Lo dicono le regole, tutto conforme al sistema, esattamente in linea con le procedure nazionali ed internazionali, civili e militari. Punto Condor. 39 gradi 43 primi nord, 12 gradi 55 primi est. Il viaggio del DC9 IH870 si conclude pochi secondi prima delle ore 21,00.
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