Final report

on the accident happened to the Concorde

registered F-BTSC operated by Air France

on 25 July 2000 at Gonesse (France)

 

report f-sc000725a

 

SPECIAL FOREWORD TO ENGLISH EDITION - This report has been translated and published by the Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile (BEA) 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.

The English translation of the report is available only in PDF.

final report  [12,5 MB]

appendix 1 Three-angle view of Concorde [103 KB]
appendix 2 CVR transcript [409 KB]
appendix 3 Analysis of alarms and noises recorded by the CVR [9.87 MB]
appendix 4 Graphs of recorded data [406 KB]
appendix 5 Previous events [88 KB]
appendix 6 Analysis of the combustion observed under the left wing (fr) [5266 KB]
appendix 7 Ignition tests (WARTON) [323 KB]
appendix 8 Analysis of mode 2 rupture scenario following debris impact (EADS) (fr) [1646 KB]
appendix 9 Hydrodynamic pressure surge (ONERA) (fr) [868 KB]
appendix 10 Causal links in the early rotation [52 KB]
appendix 11 Prevention of risks related to debris - foreign examples [77 KB]
appendix 12 Aircraft track and distribution of parts found on the runway (fr) [936 KB]

 

SPECIAL FOREWORD TO ENGLISH EDITION - This report has been translated and published by the Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile (BEA) 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.