Short 330 crash, May 25, 2000 (1 killed), Paris-Roissy-CDG
Short 330 accident on May 25, 2000 near Paris-Roissy-CDG, Val-d'Oise, France with 1 fatality. Cause: The tower controller misjudged the Short's...
- Date: May 25, 2000
- Aircraft: Short 330
- Location: Paris-Roissy-CDG, Val-d'Oise, France
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Cause: The tower controller misjudged the Short's position and cleared it onto the runway. Weak verification procedures, radio use in two languages and poor visibility of the taxiway contributed.
A Short 330 cargo aircraft was departing Paris-CDG for Luton. The controller wrongly believed it was at the runway threshold and cleared it to line up and wait behind an MD-83 that was taking off. As the MD-83 accelerated, its left wing struck the Short's flight deck at about 155 knots and the MD-83 abandoned its takeoff. One crew member of the Short was killed.