The Terrifying Accident That Was A Miracle (Air France Flight 358) - DISASTER BREAKDOWN

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[@teddyboragina6437]

I lived in toronto at the time, and I remember that storm. one of the top 10 worst storms I've ever been in. I remember hearing live on TV about a plane accident, and remember our minister of transport flying out to Toronto and that by the time he arrived it had been confirmed everyone had survived.

[@robertmcghintheorca49]

I would be remissed if I didn't mention that 27 years earlier, Air Canada Flight 189, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 ran off the very same runway as Air France Flight 358, killing two people. After that accident, authorities recommended that the ravine be filled in, but guess what? It wasn't. Maybe that's a story best saved for another day.

[@maratusa]

Great video……You always do an amazing job.

[@legitusername-zl7to]

were there 2 passengers that escaped the wreckage of this flight and just catch the connecting flight like nothing happened

[@stevetaxpayer6664]

Have you ever considered doing one of your video documentaries on Air France 007 which crashed in June of 1962?

[@CaffeineGeek]

The post crash event had the most Canadian of outcomes. There is a big, smoking jet spilling jet fuel in the middle of a raging lighting storm and the locals did not hesitate to stop their cars, help the survivors evacuate, drive the injured to hospitals, and shuttle the uninjured to the airport terminal.

[@beenaplumber8379]

Do you think people elsewhere wouldn't do that? Not to take anything away from the kind people of Canada, particularly those who helped, but I think most people who found themselves near a plane crash would actually stop to help the survivors. There are many stories of heroism and bravery of ordinary people on the ground who helped survivors of other air accidents. I think the real difference here is that there were so many people in the near vicinity who could help, and honestly I think we all just want an opportunity to thank Canadians for being nice.

[@joecrammond6221]

the fact that this is the only major accident that comes to mind regarding the A340 shows just how safe the plane is, no fatalities on board

[@commerce-usa]

It is a great aircraft that suffered the fate of all 4 engine jets. The only other incident that comes to mind happened with one before it was delivered when a group doing final ground testing managed to take a perfectly operating A340 and total it into a wall when they neglected to have the brakes engaged while powering up the jets for a test.

[@cockatoo010]

Maybe it's because I'm from south america, but I remember Iberia losing an A340-600 after overrunning the runway at Quito. No fatalities there either.

[@MGower4465]

It helps that it has not been in production as long as equivalent airliners, so they haven't been handed down to cheaper "budget" airlines that scrimp on maintenance.

[@paulsz6194]

@@MGower4465 hi , which budget airlines skimp on maitenance?? This is news to me...

[@MGower4465]

@@paulsz6194 There's a lot. Until they g9t caught, Alaska Airlines, for one. Until not even greasing a jackscrew cost a planeload of people their lives. Chalk's Ocean Airways had a wing fall off because of metal fatigue literally covered up with a doubler plate. Just. Ecause the aren't recent doesn't mean they didn't happen, and doesn't mean it isn't happening today. Alaska got away with skipping the grease for years until it caught up to them. Even not so bargain airlines got in on it. China Airlines. Northwest. Delta, American. British Air. Sure, they might get fined a few hundred thousand when caught, but if they "save a couple million", that's a win. Until people die. Don't fool yourself. FAA Airworthiness Directives literally take years to be implemented. How long would it take for anyone to catch an airline isn't using manufacturer-issued maintenance procedures? Just two years ago an airplane engine exploded due to turbine blade failure. Metal fatigue unnoticed sincd inspection intervals from the engine manufacturer were skipped to save money.

[@Jabarri74]

I always like the near misses rather than the crashes, it shows when even when the aircraft is fully functioning humans still err and this was the end result. Great video Chloe

[@Tikibunss]

We love a good Disaster Averted. The new editing techniques paid off.

[@SK-qu4wo]

​​@@jcrosby4804Agreed! We've been short changed on the carnage lately. Even Green Dot Aviation and Mentour Pilot haven't done a deadly crash in weeks.

[@thatguyalex2835]

@@jcrosby4804 I actually like the happy ending ones, cos the endings show how much work has been done to make flying safer for everyone. Also, as a side note, on December 17th, 2023, powered fixed wing aviation will turn 120 years old. A lot has changed in that time period for the better.

[@Butchcavalier]

I've been making my way through your backlog of videos, and while none of them where ever anything below great it's amazing how far this channel has come! Thank you for all the work you put into these vids!

[@DisasterBreakdown]

Thank you for your kind words! Thanks for watching :)

[@paulalexander8874]

@@DisasterBreakdown are you using new audio software? It sounds a bit ‘cleaner’ than usual, it could just be my ears are still ringing after my 9 week old’s screaming match earlier 😂 As always though, another excellent video ❤

[@captainCaybrew]

I remember I was in Toronto when this happened, we were returning home from Toronto a few days after the crash. I was so young at the time I didn’t understand but watching the crash back when I was older, I truly understand how this is a miracle.

[@IdliAmin_TheLastKingofSambar]

The fact that you were too young to understand in 2005 does not, in any way, make me want to cry old man tears. How do you do, fellow kid? 😆 👴🏽

[@deletebilderberg]

Were you in Toronto? 😁

[@RBMapleLeaf]

I never expected this accident to come up. Air France 358 really was a miracle. Many major accidents and many regulation changes to improve safety really show how much aviation safety has come. Related to Dan Air Flight 34 that had occurred in 1979. I would like to see a tragedy that also happened to Dan Air again in the following year and this involves returning back to Tenerife. Dan Air Flight 1008. That occurred in April of 1980. This was by means the same airport that the worst air disaster had occurred 3 years prior.

[@PositiveRate1]

Whenever Disaster Breakdown posts a video I stop what I’m doing and watch the video.Please continue making these videos they are very informative and nicely animated

[@DisasterBreakdown]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@PositiveRate1]

@@DisasterBreakdown I have to thank you for producing these amazing videos

[@danielabackstrom]

Same!

[@JDSleeper]

I can imagine being a Toronto resident on this plane, evacuating, being in complete shock, and asking someone who picked me up on the freeway to just take me home.

[@eddieshabazz5603]

You know Chloe you would be absolutely perfect to do audio books as well. You should try it If u get some extra time. It could be another side hustle for u. In my opinion your voice and vocabulary would make u a stellar book reader. Just a suggestion because your explanations in this genre is truly wonderful. Take care alright

[@patriciatreslove4449]

That is a great idea Chloe, but don't give up your day job.

[@Dan-oj4iq]

I found your comment "An absurdly large highway" to be quite humorous, and a first time for me hearing a road described as such.

[@dexterpoindexter3583]

@Dan I've read often that it's the busiest stretch of highway in North America. From 4 lanes at the eastern end of Lake Ontario it grows to 14 through Toronto, near the western end.

[@Val.Kyrie.]

It’s CRAZY. I’ve merged onto 401 from the 400 and the 403. Is not just absurd it’s obscene. Everything is coming into TO and you’ve got to jockey your way across something like 7 full lanes of other merging roads and highways to get to the right area of the highway to get to where you’re going.

[@OwlRTA]

This accident was a "core memory" for me as a kid from Toronto (I was 7 at the time). At the time, my family was between houses, and was living in my aunt's apartment. There were some bad storms, and I associate the storm on that day with a pine tree on the side of the highway bending from the wind. Either hours after the crash or the next day, my mom said "you can see the smoke from the balcony", and I saw it. The apartment wasn't that far from the airport. Coupled with me stumbling over an episode of Mayday/Air Crash Investigation later on, I was hooked on airplane accidents. The highway next to the runway Highway 401, and is the busiest highway in North America. The accident actually happened near a major highway junction with the 403 and the 410, and I think they closed that section of the highway for a couple of days. According to a friend of the captain, the reverse thrust wasn't deployed immediately because the first officer was grasping the throttles, trying to balance himself while dealing with the bad crosswinds. The accident was similar to another accident that happened on the runway next to 24L in 1979, where an Air Canada DC-9 rejected a takeoff due to a blown tire, but overran the runway and basically dropped into the ravine. Because the drop-off was steeper on that side, 2 people died in that accident. They recommended that the ravine be filled, but it wasn't.

[@bedris4765]

Flying to Ireland on a school trip today so I’m gonna wait to watch this tomorrow morning 😂

[@DisasterBreakdown]

Have a safe flight!

[@petergrunendahl8799]

No, it’s the perfect inboard entertainment. I saves and watch those clips all the time in planes. It’s a real fun.

[@jaybeetee5272]

If you don't like the weather in Canada, wait 20 minutes... To add a layer of horrifying for those who aren't familiar with Toronto or the 401, know that the 401 is by far the busiest highway in the country. While Canada is a large country, much of the population is concentrated in a handful of cities, and roughly 25% of the country lives in or near Toronto. Millions drive and commute on the 401 daily. If that plane had actually made contact with that highway at 4pm on a Tuesday, this crash would have been far more devastating than it wound up being.

[@willbruce5912]

Always wanted to see a video on this accident, I feel like it doesn’t get much coverage. Thanks for another great upload.

[@DisasterBreakdown]

I noticed that myself when I was looking into it. I thought this would have been covered tons of times on KZbin but it actually hasn't

[@aviationix]

A340 one of my favourite airplanes

[@rilmar2137]

It's quite underrated

[@cockatoo010]

It's a stupid plane And i love it for it

[@Glegh]

Never heard of Air France 358, but wow, that was a miracle.

[@PauperJ]

I enjoy your style of explaining airline lingo into simple talk.

[@DisasterBreakdown]

Thanks!

[@aequinoctiale]

"The 401 highway, an *absurdly* large road," your commitment to accuracy never fails. It is, in fact, an absurdly large road. Genuinely ridiculous how big the 401 gets

[@FlyboythaACE]

I was heading to Montreal Quebec that day, I was actually sitting in traffic during that storm on the 401 when this happened. I remember seeing the fire and people everywhere. West bound side were helping the passengers luckily all made it out.

[@brendawilliamson6204]

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[@洪梓恩-p7z]

There's a little typo at 18:03, the incident on June 22nd 2003 is flight 5672, not 5627. I googled flight 5627 and there's nothing so I did a little search for this incident. Nonetheless, this is a very well-done video, and I'm looking forward for the next week's "Disaster Breakdown".

[@jamest2401]

I know that the actual plane was an Airbus A340-300, but it’s great to see the A340-600 in this video, in Air France livery. I myself, am really a Boeing man, but I love me some A340-600’s. Those things are behemoth; stretched out so long, that they are like the stretch limousines of commercial jetliners.

[@planeoldsimp272]

This is one of my favorite channels! thanks Chloe for the vids, and hopefully soon ur longest videos will happen soon :)

[@DisasterBreakdown]

Glad you like them! Thanks for watching :)

[@AzovAzza]

Another great video Chloe, you’re so amazing! Thanks so much for all the time, effort and care you put in. It’s evident in the end result. This has been one of my very favorite channels, ever since I found it! ☺️✈️

[@AidenTheAviator]

A very well done video Chloe, this is probably my favorite video of yours now. As someone who lives very close to Toronto, this accidents hits close to home. I was only 5 at the time and I remember that day well enough. I was at home chilling since it was the summer and I remember just before dinner, looking at the TV and seeing the news reports about the accident. It was pretty shocking even at such a young age. This accident is the one I'm the most fascinated by and I've even been to the same ravine that the plane crashed down. The flight number that Air France uses nowadays is very similar but not the same. It's now 356 instead of 358 and they usually use an Airbus A350-900, but occasionally they'll use a 787-9 or a 777-300.

[@christianbache4074]

Have quickly becomed a huge fan of your channel. Best thing is that you have a voice and way of telling the story so i dont get tired of listening,great job.

[@northbytrain]

ive been waiting ages for this incident to be covered

[@gingivitis9148]

Oof I'm so glad it was a miracle' type accident instead of a 'tragedy' today. Excellent vid as always!

[@239karan]

Video looks very professional and nicely put together. Keep up the great work. I keep coming back for a new video 👍🏽

[@kikastra]

The a340 was designed with the current ETOPS rules which required 4 engines for certain routes. Then they changed the ETOPS rules and the A340 almost instantly became obsolete. That's why it didn't sell well.

[@mazdaman0075]

The first ETOPS 120 minute rule trans-Atlantic flight was performed by TWA on a twin-engine Boeing 767-200 from Boston to Paris on Feb. 1, 1985. The A340 entered service in March 1993. As ETOPS rules gradually increased the time limit an aircraft could be from the nearest diversion airport on one engine, more and more routes could be flown by twin engine aircraft. ETOPS 180 was adopted in 1988 and was gradually increased over the years. In fact the A350 XWB was granted ETOPS 370 before it even entered into service.

[@kikastra]

@@mazdaman0075 cool stuff, thanks. Mentour Pilot or someone like him did a good video on the A340, and how even in its development Airbus knew the rules were changing and why they kept going anyhow, can't remember the details, but it's a good video to watch.

[@echo6889]

Loving the new details here and there like the background sound effects for the engines!

[@IN10THRC]

I've been waiting for someone to cover this. I was driving home from work on that fateful afternoon- on hwy 401, right past the burning wreckage. I live about 30 minutes north of CYYZ. The sight was surreal and once my brain had processed what I was looking at, I was choking back tears, imagining the deaths. I was truly overjoyed when I learned that everyone had survived. I don't drive past the airport much anymore, but every time I catch a glimpse of 24L and the ravine, I remember it.

[@eileenkauffman9390]

I just flew on Air France 777 yesterday. They are an amazing, accommodating airline. We flew from France to New York. I couldn't say enough good things about them.

[@andrewstevenson118]

Excellent work as usual, Chloe. 🙂

[@rpcombats2283]

It's always a pleasant day when I can sit down with a meal and enjoy a new Disaster Breakdown video.

[@R4002]

Suggestion for another “Disaster Averted” video - Eastwind Airlines Flight 517. The Boeing 737 rudder hardover crashes - United Flight 585 and USAir Flight 427…and the averted one - that is, Eastwind Flight 517 seem to be passed over for some reason. I know you’re likely working on 5-6 different videos at any given time but still, it would be cool to see your take on the two crashes and the one averted crash.

[@1812AndMore]

Fantastic video, as always! Very nice to see a local feature covered by you. I grew up hearing about this incident and how it broke on the news with the images of the smoke burning in the Etobicoke Creek. As a note, the worst aviation accident to occur near Toronto was Air Canada Flight 621 in 1970. A fairly new DC-8 crashed after a go-around due to inadvertent spoiler deployment on final approach. All occupants sadly perished in the crash, a stark contrast to this Air France incident. There were a number of first hand witness accounts of the crash of AC 621. There is also a well placed memorial marking the crash site just north of Pearson Airport in what is now Brampton. It might be an accident you may find rather interesting, and a very sad series of events.

[@CTravelsAviation]

Cool video! I'm just wondering, can you do Southwest Airlines flight 1380 or Atlas Air flight 3591?

[@manus.4962]

I second Atlas 3591, would love to see your take on it!

[@ณภัทรสุขแสง]

The A340 has always been one of my favourites for its comfort and quietness.

[@TygoPlaysOfficial]

Also made it into the highlights! That’s the episodes I really want to see more!

[@kbrock9146]

That is so sad that the captain's career was over after this crash. Especially since he wasn't flying the plane.

[@Nick_Reece]

It was his plane, thats what a captain is for, he's responsible for all stages of flight, so not sorry at all for such huge human error.

[@peerpaulin8486]

He was responsible as he was the captain. He did not make the needed decisions although he should have. Therefore he was not fit to fly. It was the only option Air France had in order not to damage their reputation.

[@rainscratch]

Getting 300+ passengers and crew off in 90 seconds via what must have been only the front exits is an incredible feat.

[@anna_in_aotearoa3166]

Particularly when some are impeding that effort by trying to drag along personal luggage! 😣 WHY do people do that, esp. after a clearly extreme crash like this?! Keeping your passport, phone & meds on your person when flying only takes a little forethought, & surely anything else isn't worth your life - or anyone else's...? Happens so unfortunately often. Wish I understood better whether this is people in shock operating on auto pilot, or really just self-absorbed eedjits endangering everybody else...?

[@gerardcollins80]

The A340 is so overlooked and under-appreciated for what is an incredibly safe and versatile aircraft. It's only had like half a dozen hull losses, none of which were fatal and none of which were attributle to any design flaw. I'd take that anyday over the likes of Boeing.

[@lazydamsel]

I like this aircraft. Under appreciated indeed. Lucky to have flown in it.

[@thatguyalex2835]

Heck yeah. We think the same. Airbus for the win. Also, the more modern A350, the A340's successor, has had 0 accidents, 0 hull breaches and 0 casualties as of August 10th, 2023. The A319, 320, 330 and 380 are also pretty safe. Here is a safety ranking in my opinion: Airbus > Boeing > McDonnell Douglas > Comet, though the accident stricken DC-10 was a beautiful plane (much before my time sadly), and it wasn't the plane's fault most of the time.

[@beenaplumber8379]

@@thatguyalex2835 "It wasn't the plane's fault most of the time." What a bone-chilling thing to say! Not a ringing endorsement. I agree, the DC-10 was a gorgeous plane, and pilots absolutely loved it, but like the 747, it was a bit of a rush job, and people died. In both cases early on were bad cargo door designs that let the doors blow off inflight.

[@ExperimentIV]

oooooh, a local story! thanks for covering this one, chloe!

[@dfrenchinski2230]

Disaster Beakdown! wanted to take a moment to congratulate you on your fine work and express how much I enjoy it!

[@TheYottaTube]

Interesting, I never knew about this one.

[@leslieferrao269]

Landing late and failure to deploy the reverse thrusters contributed to this overrun aircraft accident.

[@rainscratch]

Not sure why they didn't go round? Where they landed was impossible to stop in time on an already short runway, especially with a tail wind and not using reverse when they should have.

[@FrazerSmithsChannel]

Great to see one of your stories where everyone survived.

[@patriciamariemitchel]

More than 300 people got off that burning plane alive with only how many doors? Yes, miracle is the word!👀🙌🙂🕊️

[@ederss7]

How do pilots try to land when half of the runway is already gone, plus bad weather and poor braking performance. That's criminal act.

[@ZombieSazza]

“Summarised by normies as partly cloudy” The way I laughed was unreal

[@hueginvieny7959]

I can't believe they didn't go around you can do a go around even when your gear hits the runway in a airbus. Once you select reverse thrusters you are unable to go around but they could of gone around on a missed approach and tried again

[@dfeuer]

I was thinking the same. They landed half-way down a short runway in bad weather and heavy rain? Should've gone right back up again; they'd have had no trouble at all.

[@carlo_berruti]

Very good video. Only one thing, that was not mentioned: why not simply going around?! The accident diagnosis was mainly about failure to break due to inactivated thrust reversers. But in the long seconds while the airplane was floating, eating half of the runway, why not simply activating the TOGA button and maximum thrust?

[@robertmcghintheorca49]

I'm a massive A340/A330 fan, so seeing a video about the A340 is the best.

[@DisasterBreakdown]

This will probably be the only time I get to talk about the A340 I think.

[@robertmcghintheorca49]

@@DisasterBreakdown Well, there's Emirates Airlines Flight 407.

[@robertmcghintheorca49]

@@DisasterBreakdown Also, I'm surprised by how little music there is in this video to be honest.

[@DisasterBreakdown]

@@robertmcghintheorca49 Yeah I went for more sound effects in this one. I figured the lightning and stormy winds added a lot to the atmosphere

[@icepapermario99]

YES A NEW DISASTER AVERTED!

[@DisasterBreakdown]

Yes finaly!

[@pennywaltz4601]

​@@DisasterBreakdown could you do another disaster averted like British Airways flight 009? That flight crew Duel with a quadruple engine flameout by you won't believe it a volcano but that flight manage to land safely!

[@evangelistjermainebrown2718]

Thank be to Jehovah God’s almighty in Christ Jesus name who made this a miracle🔥❤️💙💛🕊 amen

[@SpiritOfMontgomery]

A340 is one of the best looking civilian airlines to have existed. I’ve got a thing for the four engines lol

[@1994CPK]

if you could do a video on Pan Am Flight 816 that crashed right after take off from Tahiti to San Francisco that would be so awesome. My grandmother who just passed knew the 5 of the people on board and it wiped out an entire family.

[@bobd2659]

I remember this vividly! There was about a 2 week period of a LOT of incidents. I was doing some work and had CNN on in the background. I lived about 20 miles or so from Pearson Airport. Saw it on TV, dark skies. Took a few minutes to realize (once they said where it was) how close it was to me since, out my window, it was very sunny! I looked down and could see water running down the street... That storm was SO compact that it was raining hard mere blocks from me, and yet sunny a few blocks away. It was the year I started photographing storms...

[@WendyDarling1974]

I’ve been flying in and out of Boston Logan airport for over two decades, and every single time we’re landing I expect to end up in the ocean, either under shooting or overshooting the runway. I know irrational, but… having a sailboats -right- under the plans and not seeing land til you go boom is unsettling.

[@GasGrassOrAssetto]

Chills bro. Great storytelling

[@RonPiggott]

With the information and training available it is hard to know if a crew would have responded differently.

[@wafikiri_]

Most well-trained pilots should have performed a go-around manoeuver: they are trained to think that the normal approach sequence's last phase is go around, and that they can only divert from that sequence if conditions are right for landing. This Captain either was not so trained or decided to not follow the procedure. I was trained the procedure in 1986, so it's not a new procedure and wasn't at the time of the accident.

[@bluealice1386]

Your videos are always a treat. Your Disaster Averted series are my favorite, take care!

[@astro-dragons]

Fun fact: the 401 is the busiest and largest highway in north america. As someone whose been stuck in it... it can be brutal gridlock rush hour traffic. its almost always busy. Its basically the road you have to take to get into toronto.

[@maliciousmath]

I worked close to the airport when this happened - on the landing path for 24L, in fact. I saw smoke leaving for the day and turned on the CBC to figure out what it was. I remember hearing on the radio that there were no survivors initially, though they corrected that pretty early. It was hours until they figured out everyone survived. You could smell burning aluminum for days.

[@holmesjustholmes9412]

If you are wondering what 28/19 temperature was in METAR - 19 stands for 19ºC dewpoint. Which shows that humidity was quite low.

[@ottokarvonschnallenburg2572]

Nice narration voice. And of course great content👍

[@DisasterBreakdown]

Thank you!

[@Rapidly_]

I mean it's nice that the people on the highway apparently drove some passengers home but I don't even want to imagine the stress this put on everyone who was trying to get a count of the survivors. You can't just leave an accident without telling any official. Now someone has to try to track everyone down and ask if they're alive or not. Even if you're completely unharmed, just wait at the hospital for someone from the police or airline and don't go home until they know you survived the crash.

[@MissHaneul]

The way you said "absurdly large highway" has to be the best description I've heard from any non-Canadian of the 401. Summed it up perfectly. Absurdly large and still backed up for miles! I remember this incident, as I had just moved down to Southern Ontario, and we were planning to head to Toronto the next day. I was sure it was a total loss. I was so happy to hear that no one was lost. Disaster averted is my favourite kind of disaster video. This has to be one of your best videos yet. It sounded very crisp and clean, and your editing skills and vocal delivery are just getting better and better! Well done, Chloe!

[@terencenxumalo1159]

good work

[@DisasterBreakdown]

Thanks!

[@desdicadoric]

I’ve traveled trans Atlantic using Air France and expected them to be rather snooty to English speakers, especially as I travel with young kids, quite the contrary, they were lovely, much nicer than KLM, Virgin etc

[@richardwillson101]

This accident is a true testament to efficient evacuation procedures and cabin crew training. The accident its self wasn't special in any way, but boy was that evacuation important to the story! Well done to all those involved in getting everybody off swiftly.

[@Rochi47]

It's been a long time since you haven't made a disaster averted video. Nevertheless, it was a well researched and produced video that is just as great as your normal videos, Keep up the good work!

[@BlindBlue196]

Thankyou 4 this weekends video another great 1 yet again all tho im unable 2 watch them due 2 being blind ur commentary on them is second 2 none so hats off 2 ur great work and effort . Thankyou 😃

[@KoffinKat]

Ugh, final reports always blaming the pilots 🙁Kinda irritating. Great video as always, Chloe! Please keep them coming! 🙂

[@Carlos44]

It wasn't a stable approach and they should have gone around, but they didn't. Hence pilot error.

[@EmperorProd]

Bcus they were to blame, no go around? And the last second deployment of the thrust reversers ?

[@stacey4u2luv]

The plane was cleared to land at 16:04 EDT on Runway 24L, which at 9,000 feet (2,700 m) in length is the shortest runway at Pearson Airport. After touchdown, the aircraft did not stop before the end of the runway, but continued for 300 metres until it slid into the Etobicoke Creek ravine, on the western edge of the airport near the interchange of Dixie Road and Highway 401. Dixie Road and Hwy 401 is in Mississauga. I live on Dixie and Burnhamthorpe and could could see the smoke from my balcony on that day.

[@uncaringbear]

If I had to pick an airport to have a severe aircraft incident, it'd surely be Toronto. Such an amazing city!

[@oldmandoinghighkicksonlyin1368]

Toronto is the worst city in Canada.

[@noted642]

Quite strange to see the airbus a340-600 being used in this video instead of the actual a340-200

[@awuma]

Excellent video. However, the aircraft in the simulations looks like an A340-500 or -600, longer and with larger diameter engines, whereas the accident aircraft was an A340-300, more like the Lufthansa one shown at 1:50 with the smaller engines. I saw the smoke plume of this one while sailing in a race on Lake Ontario. Extraordinary luck that nobody died; the worst injured was the Captain. Excellent point about it being underpowered.

[@Eurowefilms421]

AIR CHANCE... I would never fly with them, flight deck procedures were always suspect, thanks for the video.

[@stuew6]

I remember this accident. Because of storm & news air craft went down . My dad boss headed to Airport because it carry USA people.

[@noneofyourbizness]

3:24 12 years from beginning pilot training to flying his first airliner. 'Fools rush in...'

[@pooryorick831]

Another great job. I enjoy how you outlay the pertinent facts without ratcheting up the drama and suspense. Well done. 👏🏻👍🏻

[@tictactic3128]

Can you do another 747 classic video?

[@Dat-Mudkip]

Can you please do a video on TWA Flight 529? It was at one point the deadliest single-plane accident in United States history.

[@petergrunendahl2074]

Poor weather conditions and a foating approach. I prefer a non experiend pilot who act as a "coward" and either touch & go or choose another airport. But those "highly experienced" pilots thought "We are the kings of pilots, we can manage that." Next week I fly Qatar. Do you have a desaster breakdown from Qatar? I like to save that as inboard entertainment.

[@EmperorProd]

Yes there is, its when 2 planes kissed eachother on the ground due to the winds

[@petergrunendahl2074]

@@EmperorProd Great! You made my day. Do you have an idea where I can find this video?

[@EmperorProd]

@@petergrunendahl2074 kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmTEkpusorl7hLc this should do

[@EmperorProd]

@@petergrunendahl2074 hey did you get the link?

[@petergrunendahl2074]

@@EmperorProd Sorry no, only the information about empire productions...

[@anxietyy3263]

Disaster Breakdown Posts Me : Stops Everything Im Doing & Watches

[@DisasterBreakdown]

Thanks for watching!

[@ExplodingConsole]

I was just thinking about this accident recently when watching another air crash video that reminded me of it. Also, living in the area and remembering that day makes it an easy one to remember and for something to remind me of it.

[@RonSeymour1]

Any passenger that has been shown to collect their baggage during an evacuation should receive an automatic jail term for reckless endangerment of passengers. Seconds cost lives in these situations.

[@kona702]

If a plane is burning and I'm behind you while you're grabbing your belongings I'm climbing over you

[@lours6993]

I have always thought a go-around was a now brainer in this story. Should have been the obvious decision.

[@charlotteinnocent8752]

Your videos are brilliant, the length is not important if the video is complete with all information. Long or short, we love them, and we thank you.

[@SkipGetelman]

As a retired airline captain I have never or would never land in a thunderstorm unless on fire It still happens but it defies logic

[@hariranormal5584]

I am in tears and I don't know why.

[@oldmandoinghighkicksonlyin1368]

You're on your period.

[@Sashazur]

NEVER slow down to take ANYTHING with you if you have to evacuate an aircraft. Everything is replaceable - except lives. Even if you have life saving medication, emergency responders are there and can provide it.

[@mikekeenan8450]

I lived in southern Ontario at the time of the accident. First I heard of it I was driving home from work and was listening to the Toronto feed of CBC and the traffic reporter mentioned "the accident at Pearson". Yeah, the summer weather can get pretty intense down there. Not mentioned in the video is that the provincial police force staked out the accident location to ticket those who stopped or slowed down to take pictures (not a good idea on a freeway where the posted speed limit is 100km/h and almost everyone goes at least 110).

[@cherylschantz9893]

It’s hard to imagine why they didn’t choose to divert.

[@iwenttobunnings7868]

Only four years later, another A340 would be involved in a runway overrun (sort of) in Melbourne Australia, on Emirates flight 407. It almost became one of the deadliest aviation disasters in Australia (followed by Malaysia Airlines flight 134).

[@stephanieparker1250]

Looking forward to the museum pics! 🎉❤