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Alitalia Flat in Lamezia

What: Alitalia McDonnell Douglas MD-82 en route from Rome to Lamezia
Where: Catanzaro Italy
When: Jun 13 2010
Who: 129 passengers
Why: While landing presumably at high speed, a left tire burst. No injuries were reported, and the plane continued to the gate as usual.

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