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| Date: | Tuesday 15 January 2008 |
| Time: | 20:17 |
| Type: |  Airbus A300C4-605R |
| Owner/operator: | Air Atlanta Icelandic, opf Air France Cargo |
| Registration: | TF-ELW |
| MSN: | 755 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG/LFPG) -
 France
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ/LEZG) |
| Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG/LFPG) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Air France Cargo flight AF6581, operated by Air Atlanta Icelandic, veered off the side of runway 26L during landing at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport.
The aircraft left the paved surface at a speed of 50-60kt. After leaving the runway the nose wheel began to dig in in the soft ground and it became bogged down.
The final report warned operators of the precautions to be taken when using maximum crosswind values, demonstrated under flight conditions different from actual operations.
Sources:
BEA
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 July 2005 | TF-ELW | Air Atlanta Icelandic | 0 | Barcelona El Prat Airport (BCN/LEBL) |  |
min |
| Engine failure | ||||||
| 3 March 2006 | TF-ELW | Air Atlanta Icelandic, opf Air France Cargo | 0 | Casablanca-Mohammed V International Airport (CMN/GMMN) |  |
min |
| Collision with other aircraft on apron | ||||||
| 30 January 2020 | XA-LFR | AeroUnion - Aerotransporte de Carga Union | 0 | Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO) |  |
min |
| Tire failure | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Sep-2024 13:53 | ASN | Added |
| 11-Sep-2024 13:56 | ASN | Updated [Damage, ] |
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