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| Date: | Sunday 21 January 2024 |
| Time: | 21:35 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A350-941 |
| Owner/operator: | Air France |
| Registration: | F-HTYH |
| MSN: | 488 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2021 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-84 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Toronto–Lester B. Pearson International Airport, Ontario (YYZ) -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG/LFPG) |
| Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON (YYZ/CYYZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Air France flight AF356, an Airbus A350-941, suffered a tailstrike during a go-around following an attempted landing on runway 24L at Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON (YYZ).
The aircraft went around and landed normally 14 minutes later.
METAR:
Weather about the time of the incident (2135Z):
CYYZ 212000Z 25011KT 15SM OVC030 M02/M08 A3046 RMK SC8 SLP327
CYYZ 212100Z 25016KT 15SM BKN030 M03/M09 A3046 RMK SC7 SLP328
CYYZ 212200Z 26009KT 15SM SCT030 SCT170 SCT250 M04/M10 A3047 RMK SC3AC1CI1 CI TR SLP331
Sources:
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/accident-to-the-airbus-a350-registered-f-htyh-operated-by-air-france-on-21-01-2024-at-toronto/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/af356#33b330da
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 June 2021 | F-HTYH | Air France | 0 | Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG/LFPG) |  |
non |
| Ramp, ground handling | ||||||
Location
Media:
An Air France flight was forced to land twice at Toronto's Pearson Airport on Sunday after bouncing and scraping its tail on first attempt.
— 640 Toronto (@am640) January 22, 2024
Flight #AF356 touched town safely about 15 minutes later. No injuries reported, but the aircraft was damaged.
Photos via @AeroMarcos320 pic.twitter.com/OgMnjYHm8b
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2024 13:04 | harro | Added |
| 22-Jan-2024 15:59 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 23-Jan-2024 12:42 | 87driver | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 02-Feb-2024 11:41 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Feb-2024 11:41 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, ] |
| 19-Feb-2024 18:30 | ASN | Updated |
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