F-WWCJ

On November 15, 2007 at 05:10 PM, F-WWCJ experienced a crash involving Airbus A340-600, operated by Airbus Industrie, with the event recorded near Toulouse-Blagnac Haute-Garonne.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was parking at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 9 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 9, crew fatalities: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft registered F-WWCJ was tested at a fixed point at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport. The current mission consisted of various test' systems with airline technicians who had ordered the plane. It unfolded engines in operation without chocks wheel. At the end of these tests, after having stopped and inspected the engines, the technicians restarted them for a new fixed point at high power, to find the source of oil seeps. About three minutes after power-up, the aircraft began to moving forward. The technician in the left seat noticed the movement and informed the test technician in the right seat. The latter acted on the brakes located rudder pedals then released the parking brake. The DFDR then shows a release of the brake command with the rudder bar. As the plane continues to advance, he tried to deviate from his course using the steering wheel. The nose gear quickly got in the way as the plane accelerated. The plane struck an inclined blast wall. Its front part broke and flipped over to the other side. Thirteen seconds elapsed between the start of the aircraft's movement and the shock with the wall. The aircraft was destroyed and all nine occupants were injured, four seriously.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-WWCJ, MSN 856, year of manufacture 2007.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.6367°, 1.3661°.