AC 624
29 Mar 2015 · WeatherAIR CANADA FLIGHT 624
Airbus A320 · Air Canada · Image: Wikimedia Commons
Why it happened
Below-glidepath descent in a snowstorm
Snow/visibility
Glidepath management
Flight path angle mode
Aircraft
Airbus A320
Air Canada
Route
Toronto–Pearson (YYZ), Canada
→ Halifax (YHZ), Canada
People
138 on board
All survived
Date
29 Mar 2015
Category
Weather
Microbursts, ice, hail and storms.
THE STORY
In a midnight snowstorm, the A320 descended below the glidepath and smashed through approach lights 335 meters short. Everyone survived.