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I almost saw it live, too. Appearently no-one died, but 24 were injured. The plane exploded after everyone got out! It happened around 4PM, people think it happened due to severe thunderstorms... (see link for more...)

Just thought I'd tell you. Considering I live pretty close to Toronto, it's pretty big news (think non-stop news "specials" droning on and on about the same things)!

my friends baby sitter was supposed to be on that flgiht but missed it

wow thats lucky

Was watching CP24, they got in touch with an employee and its an Airbus A340 from AirFrance. AFAIK they could not break as witnesses said the plain just kept going right after the runway ended

someone blew something in the breaks

thank God there was no dead!

I read that a possible reason why it ran off, was "aquaplaning", a common occurance in motorsport. Basically the tyre treads get filled with trapped water, and effectively make the tyre slick, meaning it has no grip (I think thats right). They are saying that because the plane was landing in very heavy rain, it aquaplaned.

Doesn't explain why it exploded though. Some guy said he saw lightning before the lights went out though.

Good Job everyone survived.

I think many people converted to Christianity after that flight.

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Originally posted by Fourjays

Doesn't explain why it exploded though.

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I was on newgrounds and someone created a flash to 'remember those who were lost' about this plane...


He got rated zero...

one review is like this

Hey fu** face noone died in that so dont make a fu***ign flash about those who were lost...

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Originally posted by Fourjays

Good Job everyone survived.

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my aploud to the pilot... the world doesnt have enough skilled pilots to prevent anyone from dieing so... If i could, id give him/her a standing ovation.

and theres no way lightning could of done that crash. No way! thats like a 1 in a 100,000,000,000 chances.

All planes evacuations are customed to take a maximum of 90 SECONDS, this would explain why everyone was able to survive, I think you also have to congradulate the passengers for following instructions well

Something similar happened here some years ago... although it was when taking off, and unfortunately there were several deaths... what happened was... the plane accelerated, but never took off. It passed the runway and crossed a car highway JUST as the traffic lights were in red. Could be quite worse. Ended in a golf course across the street.

http://www.airdisaster.com/photos/lapa3142/photo.shtml

http://www.accidentreconstruction.com/news/sep99/090199c.html

I just passed by the airport today. The plane is pretty badly damaged (litarally "burnt"). You can see it form the highway -- quite a sight to see with all the police investigating and stuff...

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Originally posted by lp15
All planes evacuations are customed to take a maximum of 90 SECONDS

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Originally posted by toddiot
It only took them 53 seconds.

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i flew right over it to day on my trip back from moncton, no delays, but they said, its looking like it was not a lighting strike, they checked the wings, the wing tips, tand tail, (all still left in pretty good condition) and there was no evitence of a exit apature, for the lightning, its common for it wo exit in those area, but investigators are not rule the possability out,

currently the "Black Boxes" ave been sent to france, downloaded the logs, and should be back to toronto investagators shortly, currently the strongest THEORY is hydro-planing(a.k.a. aquaplaning)

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common reasons why the plane may have exploded was the pilots probualy realised that they were not stoping in tim, and throttled UP to attemt to take off again, thust putting the engines at full power when it crashed

and there is the fact that the plane carry a LOT of fuel, even it if was close to empty, gas tanks are MORE dangerous when close to empty then full

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although the imfo in the >>>   <<< is my own opinion, the rest is factual i have gotten off the radio

your opinion makes sense tho!

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Originally posted by lou_habs
your opinion makes sense tho!

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definately scary...

once i was traveling on a bus to the plane in zurich from terminal 3 (a town in switzerland) and a airfrance plane reversed and missed the bus by 0.9m (the pilot was probebly french)

Those people are lucky to be alive