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Old 03-29-2015, 09:15 AM   #8
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Link to the Aviation Herald story on this:

http://avherald.com/h?article=483e7337&opt=1

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An Air Canada Airbus A320-200, registration C-FTJP performing flight AC-624 (dep Mar 28th) from Toronto,ON to Halifax,NS (Canada) with 133 passengers and 5 crew, was on approach to Halifax's runway 05 at about 00:07L (03:07Z) when the aircraft touched down short of and below the runway threshold, clipped a powerline and approach light about 250 meters short of the runway, climbed the embankment up to the runway level and came to a stop past the threshold of the runway near taxiway B about 300 meters down the runway. The aircraft was evacuated. 23 people received injuries and were taken to a hospital, the aircraft sustained substantial damage (collapsed gear, engine separated, wing damage, horizontal stabilizer damage).
Transportation Safety Board of Canada Flickr page, with pics of the accident:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/tsbcanada/

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