Accident to the Boeing 747 registered F-GITA operated by Air France on 12/09/1993 at Tahiti Faaa AD (French Polynesia)

On final approach, the pilot flying countermanded an automatic go-around initiated by the automatic flight system. He continued the approach by overriding the autothrottle. During landing, the outside left engine went into full forward thrust; the aircraft left the runway to the right and came to a halt in the lagoon.

(Technical update January 2025)