AF 358
2 Aug 2005 · Runway Overruns & ExcursionsAIR FRANCE FLIGHT 358
Airbus A340-300 · Air France · Image: Wikimedia Commons
Why it happened
Floated down a storm-soaked runway
Landing distance
Thrust reverser delay
Thunderstorms
Aircraft
Airbus A340-300
Air France
Route
Paris–Charles de Gaulle (CDG), France
→ Toronto–Pearson (YYZ), Canada
People
309 on board
All survived
Date
2 Aug 2005
Category
Runway Overruns & Excursions
When the runway runs out.
THE STORY
The A340 floated halfway down a soaked runway in a thunderstorm and overran into a ravine. All 309 escaped the fire — the 'Toronto miracle'.