Probe begins into Air France Jet Accident!

[Uki Chick]

There are reports that heavy rain, lightning and dangerous winds all played a factor in Tuesday's fiery crash of an Air France plane upon landing in Toronto. But it could be months before we know the ultimate cause of the crash.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada will take the lead role in the investigation.

Board spokesperson Conrad Bellehumeur called this a "unique situation" in that the agency will be able to interview hundreds of witnesses to the incident, including all of the passengers and crew aboard the plane.

"Everyone survived, so it's going to provide us with a wealth of information," Bellehumeur told CTV's Canada AM on Wednesday.

"Our job is to find out what happened, why it happened, and potentially make recommendations to improve an already very safe system."

He said investigators will take the following steps in the coming days:

Interviewing air traffic controllers, crew and passengers, and witnesses on the ground;
Securing communication between pilots and air traffic control;
Recovering black boxes;
Looking at weather, visibility, and other factors at the airport.

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[MrBishop]

"Any landing that you can walk away from is a good landing"

This one wasn't a 'good landing' but someone was looking out for the people inside... 14 injuries and no deaths.

Plane completely destroyed by fire within 1 hour...

 

[chcr]

Gonz would say they were flying too far to the left.

 

[MrBishop]

Gonz would say they were flying too far to the left.

Oooh...sweet play on werds, chcr!!

 

[Luis G]

Gonz would say they were flying too far to the left.

Actually, Gonz would blame the French

 

[unclehobart]

He would also say that everyone dies in major plane crashes... and that since they were French they could not even get that right since noone was killed.

 

[greenfreak]

I find it amazing that every single person survived. That's great, wish we heard statistics like that more.

 

[Professur]

I find it amazing that every single person survived. That's great, wish we heard statistics like that more.

It was a flight from france to toronto. What's so great about survivors?

 

[greenfreak]

What if it was a flight from Scotland to Toronto?

 

[Professur]

Then it wouldn't have crashed, would it?

 

[unclehobart]

Witnesses reported that the crash went 'Le-Boom!'

 

[MrBishop]

Witnesses reported that the crash went 'Le-Boom!'

 

[A.B.Normal]

Actual words used by a newscaster during a commercial break to try and promote the 11pm news "All 304 passengers survive,what went wrong .Tune in at 11 for full details".

 

[greenfreak]

Then it wouldn't have crashed, would it?

Witnesses reported that the crash went 'Le-Boom!'

I'm le-tired... FIRE ZE MISSILES!

 

[MrBishop]

Living proof that reporters are gull-able.

One of the local newspapers (who shall remain nameless...mostly because I can't remember the name and can't hit rewind on my radio) interviewed one of the survivors. Damaging story about how his cousin had her arm ripped off in the crash and how the pilot told them to kiss their ass goodbye. Problem was...he was never on the plane.

Can you say "Retraction"? I knew that you could

 

[Gonz]

Gonz would say they were flying too far to the left.

Stupid state run socialist airlines. Can't even land in a t-storm.

 

[chcr]

Stupid state run socialist airlines. Can't even land in a t-storm.

Neener, neener, neener...

 

[Professur]

Just think of how far a A380 would have slid. wheeeeeeeeee.

 

[Gonz]

Neener, neener, neener...

TORONTO - The Air France jet that crashed earlier this week appeared to have landed too far down the runway, which may have contributed to it skidding into a ravine before bursting into flames, investigators said Friday.

State run socialist airlines

 

[MrBishop]

State run socialist airlines

Pretty much the same type of crash just happened in Britain.
State run Capitalist airlines

Looking for link now