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Emirates Flight 407

2000s in Melbourne2009 in AustraliaAccidents and incidents involving the Airbus A340Aviation accidents and incidents in 2009Aviation accidents and incidents in Victoria (Australia)
Emirates (airline)March 2009 events in AustraliaMelbourne Airport
Airbus A340 541, Emirates AN1429538
Airbus A340 541, Emirates AN1429538

Emirates Flight 407 was a scheduled international passenger flight operated by Emirates from Auckland to Dubai with a stopover in Melbourne, operated by an Airbus A340-500 aircraft. On 20 March 2009, the flight failed to take off properly at Melbourne Airport, hitting several structures at the end of the runway before climbing and then returning to the airport for a safe landing. Although no fatalities or injuries resulted, damage to the aircraft was severe enough for the event to be classified by Australian Transport Safety Bureau as an "accident". It was subsequently determined that a data-entry error resulted in insufficient engine thrust during take off. It has been described "as close as we have ever come to a major aviation catastrophe in Australia" by aviation officials.

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Emirates Flight 407
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Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine Airport)

Calder Freeway
3045 Melbourne, Melbourne Airport
Victoria, Australia
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Australia Pacific Airports Corporation (Melbourne) - APAM

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