France A320 at Munich on Oct 16th 2022, rejected takeoff

Last Update: October 23, 2022 / 16:30:26 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 16, 2022

Classification
Incident

Cause
Rejected takeoff

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-1623

Departure
Munich, Germany

Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Aircraft Registration
F-GKXJ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Air France Airbus A320-200, registration F-GKXJ performing flight AF-1623 from Munich (Germany) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France), was accelerating for takeoff from Munich's runway 26R when the crew rejected takeoff at about 100 knots over ground. The aircraft slowed safely, vacated the runway and stopped on the adjacent taxiway for about 10 minutes. The aircraft subsequently returned to the hold short line of runway 26R and departed about 27 minutes after the rejected takeoff.

According to information The Aviation Herald received the crew reported an "unsafe indication" and "pilots' decision" as reason for the rejected takeoff.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 16, 2022

Classification
Incident

Cause
Rejected takeoff

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-1623

Departure
Munich, Germany

Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Aircraft Registration
F-GKXJ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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