Air France A-340 down in YYZ

[BoDEAN]

[font=Monospace,Courier]CYTZ 022218Z AUTO 31005KT 9SM CLR 23/19 A2999[/font]
[font=Monospace,Courier]CYTZ 022203Z AUTO 30005KT 9SM -RA CLR 23/20 A2999[/font]
[font=Monospace,Courier]CYTZ 022200Z AUTO 30005KT 9SM CLR 23/20 A2999 RMK SLP156[/font]
[font=Monospace,Courier]CYTZ 022119Z AUTO 31005KT 9SM SCT026 BKN087 23/19 A3001[/font]
[font=Monospace,Courier]CYTZ 022100Z AUTO 31008KT 9SM -RA BKN026 BKN084 BKN094 23/20 A3002 RMK PCPN 1.0MM PAST HR SLP165[/font]
[font=Monospace,Courier]CYTZ 022010Z AUTO 31003KT 9SM -RA FEW084 23/20 A2999[/font]
[font=Monospace,Courier]CYTZ 022000Z AUTO 27006KT 9SM FEW084 23/20 A2999 RMK SLP156[/font]
[font=Monospace,Courier]CYTZ 021924Z AUTO 25006KT 6SM CLR 22/20 A3000[/font]
[font=Monospace,Courier]CYTZ 021900Z AUTO 21005KT 5SM -RA FEW065 22/20 A3002 RMK SLP165[/font]
[font=Monospace,Courier]CYTZ 021857Z AUTO 20003KT 5SM -RA FEW065 FEW088 22/20 A3001[/font]
[font=Monospace,Courier]CYTZ 021800Z AUTO 23004KT 6SM FEW044 FEW054 FEW088 23/21 A3002 RMK PCPN 2.0MM PAST HR SLP165[/font]
[font=Monospace,Courier]CYTZ 021748Z AUTO 26003KT 4SM FEW026 23/21 A3001[/font]
[font=Monospace,Courier]CYTZ 021736Z AUTO 22009KT 2 1/2SM FEW020 SCT026 22/21 A3003[/font]
[font=Monospace,Courier]CYTZ 021729Z AUTO 24005KT 2 3/8SM FEW006 BKN020 22/21 A3003[/font]
[font=Monospace,Courier]CYTZ 021711Z AUTO 26009KT 1 1/2SM FEW014 BKN024 23/21 A3004[/font]
[font=Monospace,Courier]CYTZ 021700Z AUTO 27009KT 2SM RA FEW033 FEW055 FEW067 FEW081 23/21 A3004 RMK SLP173[/font]
[font=Monospace,Courier]CYTZ 021657Z AUTO 24005KT 2 3/8SM -RA FEW038 FEW055 FEW067 FEW081 23/21 A3004[/font]
[font=Monospace,Courier]CYTZ 021648Z AUTO 19006KT 5SM -RA FEW038 FEW055 FEW067 FEW081 23/20 A3003


Last 6 hours of metars from Toronto for those who are curious
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[jetexas]

Newswires reporting all survived now- awesome.

amazing!

 

[Flying Illini]

The crash occurred at Pearson, CYYZ, not CYTZ.

 

[Metro752]

* start of where I caught the transmissions to AF358 about 23:21 *

AFR: ?center?Approach, Air France 358 ..... with uniform
App: Air France 358 Heavy, roger, 24L's your runway, the altimeter is 3000, and when you're able fly heading two ten to intercept the localizer.
AFR: when able, within, (pause) 5 nautical miles we can intercept the localizer, localizer.. ?for? Air France 358
App: Roger


App: Air Frabce 358 decend and maintain 5000.
AFR: Down to 5000 and we turn hdg, uhhh, 245 to intercept the localizer.
App: Roger


App: Air France 358 reduce speed now to one 190 knots.
AFR: Reducing 190, Air France 358.


App: Air France 358 maintain 4000.
AFR: Maintain 4000, 358.
App: Roger


App: Air France 358 cleared the ILS approach to runway 24L
AFR: okay, ILS twenty four left, 358


App: Air France 358 reduce speed now to one sixty knots.
AFR: reducing one sixty, 358.


App: Air France 358 slow to your final approach speed
AFR: reduce, uhhh, minimum approach speed, um correct
App: correct, minimum speed Air France 358
Afr: unitelli (possibly a french sounding "roger")


App: Air France 358 contact Toronto Tower at the KIREX fix on frequency one eighteen point three five
AFR: one eighteen three five, bye sir
App: G'day


* end of AF358 on the App controller *

 

[BoDEAN]

The crash occurred at Pearson, CYYZ, not CYTZ.

Thanks for the update , I should have known that!

[font=Monospace,Courier]CYYZ 022200Z 32009KT 10SM -TSRA SCT045TCU OVC230 22/20 A3003 RMK TCU4CI3 CB ASOCTD LTGIC FU ALF SLP168[/font]
[font=Monospace,Courier]CYYZ 022100Z 18013KT 8SM -TSRA BKN055 BKN140 22/19 A3004 RERA RMK SC5AC2 CB ASOCTD FU ALF SLP171[/font]
[font=Monospace,Courier]CYYZ 022020Z 34024G33KT 3SM +TSRA FEW015 OVC040TCU 23/ RMK SF2TCU6 CB ASOCTD[/font]
[font=Monospace,Courier]CYYZ 022004Z CCA 34024G33KT 1 1/4SM +TSRA SCT015 OVC045TCU 23/ RMK RA2SF2TCU5 CB ASOCTD[/font]
[font=Monospace,Courier]CYYZ 022000Z 29011KT 4SM +TSRA BKN051TCU BKN140 23/22 A3002 RMK TCU6AC1 CB ASOCTD LTGCC VIS LWR SW-NW 2 SLP164



What does [/font][font=Monospace,Courier]RA2SF2TCU5 mean?[/font]
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[Sycamore SAm]

It was a fairly stormy afternoon and I did see the storm approach. The rain, wind and lightning was pretty vicious. I haven't seen a storm like this in these parts for a long time.

Thank god it appears that everyone is alright.

 

[ABXbooger]

News and survivors are saying there was only a "short period" to evacuate the pax. One guy is saying that there was fire as he was evacuating the plane.

Makes me wonder how the hell they are going to get all of em out in the 380. I am sure this will spark some interest.

 

[jetexas]

Good point. I wonder how many people tried to get their carry ons off the plane?

 

[CrewResearch]

Hey, let's hear a cheer for the cabin crew on that plane for getting everyone evacuated so quickly. Bravo to them!

 

[ABXbooger]

Don't want to take anything away from the cabin crew, 290 people out, unbelievable. I wouldn't have wanted those odds...