Air France Flight 358

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.

Air France Flight 358

The aircraft involved seen in September 2004.
Accident summary
Date	2 August 2005 (2005-08-02)
Summary	Pilot error, weather-induced runway overrun
Place	Etobicoke Creek near Toronto Pearson International Airport, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada 43°39′23.2″N 79°37′29.0″W
Passengers	297
Crew	12
Injuries (non-fatal)	43 (31 minor, 12 serious)
Fatalities	0
Survivors	309
Aircraft type	Airbus A340-313E
Airline/user	Air France
Registration	F-GLZQ
Flew from	Charles de Gaulle Airport Paris, France
Flying to	Toronto Pearson International Airport, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

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.

Air France Flight 358 Media

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  Path of Flight 358. Dotted lines indicate the normal landing trajectory.

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  F-GLZQ, the aircraft involved, photographed in September 2004

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  The accident occurred near the widest segment of Highway 401.