Air France Flight 358

Air France Flight 358
	The aircraft involved seen in September 2004.
Accident
Date	2 August 2005
Summary	Pilot error, weather-induced runway overrun
Site	Etobicoke Creek near Toronto Pearson International Airport, Mississauga,; Ontario, Canada ; 43°39′23.2″N 79°37′29.0″W
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Airbus A340-313E
Operator	Air France
IATA flight No.	AF358
ICAO flight No.	AFR358
Call sign	AIRFRANS 358
Registration	F-GLZQ
Flight origin	Charles de Gaulle Airport; Paris, France
Destination	Toronto Pearson International Airport, Mississauga,; Ontario, Canada
Occupants	309
Passengers	297
Crew	12
Fatalities	0
Injuries	43 (31 minor, 12 serious)
Survivors	309

On August 2, 2005, Air France Flight 358 was an Airbus A340 that overran the runway at Toronto Pearson International Airport, due to the pilots deploying the thrust reversers too slowly. Despite 12 people sustaining injuries, all 309 people on board the plane survived.

Passengers

Nationality	Passengers	Crew	Total
France	101	11	113
Canada	104	0	104
India	8	0	8
Italy	19	0	19
United Kingdom	7	0	7
United States	14	0	14
Switzerland	25	0	25
Germany	2	0	2
Netherlands	3	0	3
Australia	2	0	2
Israel	4	0	4
Mexico	1	0	1
Turkey	1	0	1
Japan	6	0	6
Total	297	12	309

Aftermath

Following the accident many flights departing from and arriving at Pearson were cancelled, and many other flights to Toronto Pearson were diverted to other Canadian airports such as Ottawa, London, Hamilton and Winnipeg. Many of the large aircraft were diverted to Montreal, as well as Syracuse, New York, and Buffalo, New York. Flights from Vancouver had to turn around. Around 540 flights were cancelled.

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