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Bureau Enquêtes-Accidents Ministère de l'Equipement des Transports et du Logement - Inspection Générale de l'Aviation Civile et de la Météorologie - France Preliminary Report - Translation Accident on 25 July 2000 at "La Patte d'Oie" in Gonesse (95) to the Concorde registered F-BTSC operated by Air France f-sc000725pA FOREWORD This document is based on the initial data collected on the circumstances of the accident. The investigation is continuing. Information on some points may evolve. It will only be possible to issue a final report on the circumstances and causes of this accident when all of the investigative work has been completed. Neither the presentation of the present report nor any of the issues raised should be interpreted as indicative of the direction the investigation will take or the conclusions to which the investigation will come. In accordance with Annex 13 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation, with EC directive 94/56 and with Law N°99-243 of 29 March 1999, the analysis of the accident and the conclusions and safety recommendations contained in this report are intended neither to apportion blame, nor to assess individual or collective responsibility. The sole objective is to draw lessons from this occurrence which may help to prevent future accidents or incidents. In accordance with Law n° 78-753 of 17 July 1978, this document is released subject to literary and artistic copyright. Copying, distribution or the use of this document for commercial purposes is forbidden. SPECIAL FOREWORD TO ENGLISH EDITION This report has been translated and published by the Bureau Enquêtes-Accidents to make its reading easier for English- speaking people. As accurate as the translation may be, the original text in French is the work of reference. Glossary AAIB Air Accidents Investigation Branch AD Airworthiness Directive ADF Automatic Direction Finder ADI Attitude Director Indicator ADP Aéroports de Paris (Paris Airports Authority) AJ Adjustable Jet AOA Angle Of Attack ASDA Accelerated Stop Distance Available ATIS Automatic Terminal Information Service BEA Bureau Enquêtes-Accidents BRS Baggage Reconciliation System CAS Calibrated Airspeed CC Cabin Crew CG Centre of Gravity CMB Climb CPEMPN Principal flight crew medical test centre CRM Cockpit Resource Management CRZ Cruise Cu Cumulus CVR Cockpit Voice Recorder EGT Exhaust Gas Temperature EIC Equipment in Compartment FC Flight Crew FD Flight Director FDAU Flight Data Acquisition Unit FDR Flight Data Recorder FE Flight Engineer FF Fuel Flow FO First Officer FOD Foreign Object Damage FQIP Fuel Quantity Indicator Panel ft Feet Gaétan Passenger baggage registration system used by Air France GEAS General Electric Aircraft Engine Services GPWS Ground Proximity Warning System HP High Pressure hPa Hectopascal HSI Horizontal Situation Indicator IDG Integrated Drive Generator IFR Instrument Flight Rules INS Inertial Navigation System kt Knots kW Kilowatts LDA Landing Distance Available LP Low Pressure METAR Meteorological Aviation Report MWS Master warning System N1 Low pressure turbine rotation speed N2 High pressure turbine rotation speed NOTAM Notice to Airmen P/N Part Number P7 Jet exhaust pressure PF Pilot Flying PFCU Power Flight Control Unit PI Pilot Instructor PNF Pilot Not Flying Psi Pounds per Square Inch QAR Quick Access Recorder QNH Altimeter setting to obtain aerodrome elevation when on the ground RFFS Rescue and Fire Fighting Service SAT Static Air Temperature SC Stratocumulus SIGMET
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