Air France A-340 down in YYZ

[Tripower455]

Yup, good job on the part of the crew in the evac........

 

[Oakum_Boy]

Some passengers say aircraft experienced an electrical interruption on short final. Possible lightining strike, but why would they choose to continue approach with a problem? Same reports say aircraft landed hard. Everybody out okay, and several injuries during evacuation. Thank goodness for that.

 

[Sycamore SAm]

Press release from the GTAA (YYZ Airport Authority)

Press Release - Update
Date of Release: Aug 02, 2005
At 16:03 est., Air France, flight # 358 (Airbus A340) enroute from Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris overran Runway 24L at Toronto Pearson International Airport by some 200 metres.

Information as of 18:00 hrs. est. was that there was no fatalities and all injured have been transported to local area hospitals.

Total number on board – 297 passengers, 12 crew.

A press conference was held at 18:00 hrs. est. Another press conference is scheduled for 19:00 hrs. est.

Toronto Pearson International Airport remains operational. Prior to the overrun, the airport was under a ground stop program due to extreme weather conditions which resulted in the postponement of departing aircraft.

At this time, the airport remains open.

The Transportation Safety Board has been alerted and is investigating.

The GTAA advises passengers to check with their airlines prior to coming to the airport.

The Airport Authority also advises travellers to check www.gtaa.com frequently for updates.

 

[FN FAL]

Watching it right now...


God help them all.

god's a little late, doncha think?

 

[DisrespectedJ32]

The most interesting was that KLM 691 was right behind AF 382. Just after ATC had AF 382 contact tower, the same controller told KLM that there was lighting ahead approximately 6 miles at their 12-2 o'clock. KLM 691 came off the Localizer to go around the cell. The 6 miles is roughly the normal distance behind a heavy. Could the strike the ATC controller saw be the strike that hit AF 382?

Questions:

1. If you are hit in an A340 does the aircraft automatically load-shed and what systems go down first?

2. How long does it take to get systems online?

 

[Metro752]

I was thinking that too, about the lightening he reported.

 

[FN FAL]

I shall hold off speaking my opinion untill a true expert has something true to tell.

Yea really. For all we know this, that and the other thing happened.

 

[cathaywannabe]

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


Rain obscuring 2/8 of the the sky, stratus (fractus) obscuring 2/8 of the sky, towering cumulus obscuring 5/8 of the sky...I'm not sure if Canadians total sky cover with height.

 

[GravityHater]

Fox news: Passenger stated aircraft accelrated after touchdown

we have heard that in the past and it turned out to be tr's

 

[Godvek]

we have heard that in the past and it turned out to be tr's

if they had a loss of all generators from a strike, does the 340 have TR or anti-skid?