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Status Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Date Friday 22 October 1993
Time 11:11
Type Silhouette image of generic A320 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A320
Operator Air Inter
Registration
MSN
Year of manufature
Crew Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total occupants Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 150
Aircraft damage None
Location Paris-Orly Airport (ORY/LFPO)   France
Phase Initial climb
Nature Passenger - Scheduled
Departure Airport Paris-Orly Airport (ORY/LFPO)
Destination Airport Lourdes-Tarbes Ossun Lourdes Airport (LDE)
Narrative After takeoff the flaps and slats were retracted, but the crew forgot to raise the undercarriage. The captain noticed that the aerodynamic noise was higher than usual and he reached for the gear lever, but did not complete the action. Instead, he reached for the thrust levers and shut down both engines. The aircraft descended from 4500 feet to 1600 feet before the engines were restarted. The aircraft returned to Orly.

sources

PZC 3.12.93; Flight International 12-18.1.94(10); Scramble 176; ICAO Adrep Summar y1-94 (#5)

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