Passenger jet skids off runway, in flames at Toronto airport

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 02 Aug 2005, 22:41

A Lufthansa passenger jet has caught fire after skidding off a runway at Toronto’s Pearson airport.

I don't no more yet, but will try to keep you informed.

I hope that there aren't any injured......

Chris

EDIT it's reported to be an AF jet.

B744skipper · Post by **B744skipper** » 02 Aug 2005, 22:48

Damn, this is really sad................

CCN reports that it was an Air France aircraft (A343?) and that it crashed due to severe weather.
On CNN they show live TV, and it looks very bad. I guess that people have died on this flight, the whole fuselage is engulfed in fire. The tail seems to be an Air France one indeed.

B744skipper · Post by **B744skipper** » 02 Aug 2005, 22:51

Information shows that it was Flight AF358. Currently on fire in the ravine at the end of runway 25L.
It seems that there was heavy rain combined with a severe thunderstorm, with heavy lightning as well. I guess that the runway was very wet, maybe flooded, and that contributed to the cause that the aircraft skidded of the runway (remember AA MD-80 at Little Rock?).

B744skipper · Post by **B744skipper** » 02 Aug 2005, 22:58

Look here for more information:

http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national ... 50802.html

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 02 Aug 2005, 23:01

The A340 is apparently broken into 2 halfs.

Eye whitness say that the jet's nose wheel collapsed during landing and therefore the plane skidded off the runway. But that's just a version of the stroy. I'm not sure if this is true

what a sad day

B744skipper · Post by **B744skipper** » 02 Aug 2005, 23:03

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4740381.stm

BBC also reports on this story now.

Glider · Post by **Glider** » 02 Aug 2005, 23:05

Pax still on board? I hope that the injury or death toll is not high (wishfull thin king, when I see these scenes and images)

waldova · Post by **waldova** » 02 Aug 2005, 23:08

wauw, I just saw it on BBC world. It looks really bad! I hope there are no dead, that everybody got out of the plane in time.

They say also this is the first crash of an A340 airbus. It has proven to be a safe plane!

B744skipper · Post by **B744skipper** » 02 Aug 2005, 23:12

On the German telivision they report that there would have been 291 people onboard (not meaning the maximum capacity, but the people actually onboard).
CNN reports that the aircraft was on landing, when the severe weather moved in very quickly, so that the pilot did not see the danger until it was too late.

realplaneshaveprops · Post by **realplaneshaveprops** » 02 Aug 2005, 23:14

Looking very bad, I hope not that bad as it looks.

Watching on CNN

Koen

SR89 · Post by **SR89** » 02 Aug 2005, 23:19

CAnadian medias are reporting that at least 60 pax escaped.

The aircraft was reportedly hit by a lightning

realplaneshaveprops · Post by **realplaneshaveprops** » 02 Aug 2005, 23:33

CNN reports that one of the pilots and some pax (of the +/- 290) are on their way to hospitals

Koen

Zorba · Post by **Zorba** » 02 Aug 2005, 23:34

Omg I saw it on Teletekst, and switched too CNN. This is so sad

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 02 Aug 2005, 23:42

B744skipper wrote:On the German telivision they report that there would have been 291 people onboard (not meaning the maximum capacity, but the people actually onboard).

Their A340 with the highest density can take 272 not more, and according to media there were 241 pax on board.

Chris

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 02 Aug 2005, 23:54

One of the pax was just interviewed on tv and said the following.

:" They landed and suddenly when they touched down the ilghts dissapeared in the cabin. Then they veired off the runway into the grass and when they stopped he was the second one to jump in the chute after the FA opened it."

According to media there are many survivors.

Chris

AN124 · Post by **AN124** » 02 Aug 2005, 23:55

Again a sad day in aviation history. Looking to the pictures and reading the news about it, it looks very bad indeed. However some people came out of the plane in time.

My thought are with all the people that had their loved ones onboard this aircraft.
Let's hope all the best for them.

Best Regards,
Yvo

Zorba · Post by **Zorba** » 02 Aug 2005, 23:55

Hmm what could happend if the light went out?

realplaneshaveprops · Post by **realplaneshaveprops** » 02 Aug 2005, 23:57

Now reporting that all pax and crew survived!!!!

Koen

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 02 Aug 2005, 23:57

Maybe hit by lightning ? which can disrubt all the electric devices due to its strong magnetic field.

Just my guess....

Chris

Ovostar · Post by **Ovostar** » 02 Aug 2005, 23:59

"Everyone survived" according to cnn, i hope so much that it is true

and if you speak french, they are saying it again here:
http://www.tsr.ch/tsr/index.html?siteSe ... 3247020000