The information in the chronology of events has been provided by various sources to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada within the context of the Air France Airbus A340-313 accident investigation (A05H0002).
Registration Number of Aircraft: F-GLZQ, built in 1999
Model: A340-313
Number of Engines: 4
Range: 13 350 km
Maximum Take-off Weight: 276 500 kg
Wing Span: 60.3 m
Typical Passenger Seats: 295
Actual Number of Passengers on Flight 358: 297
Crew Members Aboard Flight 358: 12
Runway: 24 Left, 9000 feet (2728 m) in length
02 August | 11:53 UTC | Air France (AFR) Flight 358 departs Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, France, for Lester B. Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Canada |
20:00 UTC | AFR Flight 358 cleared for landing on Runway 24L | |
20:01 UTC | AFR Flight 358 touches down on Runway 24L | |
20:02 UTC | AFR Flight 358 overruns Runway 24L and comes to rest in ravine | |
20:03 UTC | Crash alarm activated and emergency response initiated |
Note: All times are approximate and reported in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
Photos of the event, are also available on this site.