Antonov AN124 Overruns the Runway at Windsor Airport (CYQG) Dec-2000.

On 18 December 2000, an Antonov 124 (AN124) aircraft, call sign ADB505F, departed on an instrument flight rules flight from Montréal (Mirabel), Quebec, to Windsor, Ontario, to pick up 40 tonnes of auto parts for delivery to Oostende, Belgium. The aircraft is owned and operated by the Antonov Design Bureau (ADB). The cargo flight was chartered by Air Foyle Ltd., a company based in the United Kingdom. On board were 20 crew members, including a general sales agent from Air Foyle Ltd.

The aircraft landed on Runway 25 in Windsor after an instrument landing system (ILS) approach in instrument meteorological conditions. The weather at 2300 eastern standard time,^Footnote1 33 minutes before the occurrence, was reported as follows: wind 080° true at 4 knots; visibility 1.5 statute miles in light snow; broken cloud at 900 feet above ground level (agl); overcast cloud at 1300 feet agl; temperature -9°C; dewpoint -10°C; and altimeter 29.83 inches of mercury.

This report will be of interest to pilots young and old, experienced or still learning. It can be found at the Transportation Safety Board of Canada link: Anatov Airlines Aviation Incident Investigation