Boeing 777 nearly crashes at Roissy airport

Aurélien Fleurot, edited by Juline Garnier 2:02 p.m., April 06, 2022

Huge fright for the passengers and for the crew of a New York Paris flight.

On Tuesday, the pilots of an Air France Boeing 777 lost control of their aircraft as they prepared to land at Roissy Charles de Gaulle.

They had to go around urgently.

Finally, more fear than harm, but the maneuver remains impressive and rather rare.

The plane was unable to land as planned.

The pilots found that the aircraft no longer responded to commands while it was in its descent approach phase at just under 400 meters altitude.

"The plane did just about anything"

The fright resulted in a moment of extreme tension between the cockpit and the control tower.

“Stop! Stop! recorded.

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Despite everything, the crew was able to quickly regain control, so much so that some passengers didn't even really notice the maneuver.

It is difficult for the moment to understand precisely what happened. 

The BEA has opened an investigation

The guidance system on the airport is not a priori called into question since other planes which used it before and after, if indeed we were with this guidance system.

So today there is really a big question about what could have happened.

The main thing is that the landing went well and that in the end, everything went well.

Now we just have to wait for the Bureau of Investigation and Analysis to do its job,” explains Xavier Tytelman, aviation safety specialist.

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Air France specified this morning that the go-around was a normal procedure and that the crew had brought the situation under control.

The Bureau of Investigation and Analysis (BEA) has announced that it has opened a security investigation and evokes a serious incident.