FranceFlug

FranceFlug, also known as Air France Flight 358, was a scheduled international passenger flight that overran a runway upon landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport on August 2, 2005. The Airbus A340-313F aircraft operated by Air France, registration F-GLZN, was flying from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport.

The accident occurred in the late afternoon as Flight 358, carrying 309 passengers and 12 crew members, landed on runway 05L after a daytime flight from Paris. During the landing roll, the aircraft's main landing gears were jammed in a paved surface lip of the extended runway, causing the aircraft to continue beyond the runway's end. The aircraft traveled 2,500 feet (765 meters) beyond the end of the runway and dropped 20 to 30 meters (66 to 98 feet) into a ditch before coming to a stop.

There were no fatalities, despite the accident's severity. Emergency responders reached the scene promptly, and all passengers and crew members were evacuated from the plane. Sixty-one occupants were injured, with two patients being seriously hurt. The investigation into the accident by the Canadian Transportation Safety Board (TSB) highlighted the critical issues of jammed landing gear and the substantial safety of technology modifications within new versions of the A340. Following several investigations and analysis, the investigation established the probable cause to be the jam of the left main landing gear into a runway-edge lip during the landing roll.