Concorde accident near Paris

On Tuesday 25th July, 2000, the Concorde F-BTSC operated by Air-France is ready to take off from Paris Charles de Gaulle for the passenger flight AFR 4590 to New York. 100 passengers and 9 crew members (3 PNT, 6 PNC) are onboard. During take-off from runway 26 right at Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport, shortly before rotation, the front right tyre (tyre No 2) of the left landing gear ran over a strip of metal, which has fallen from another aircraft and was damaged. Debris was thrown against the wing structure leading to a rupture of the fuel tank 5. A major fire, fuelled by the leak, broke out almost immediately under the left wing. Problems appeared shortly afterwards on engine 2, and for a brief period on engine 1. The aircraft took off. The crew shut down engine 2, then only operating at idle power, following an engine fire alarm. They noticed that the landing gear would not retract. The aircraft flew for around 1 minute at a speed of about 200 kts, and a radio-altitude of about 200 feet, but was unable to gain height or speed. Engine 1 then lost thrust, the aircraft’s angle of attack and bank increased sharply. The thrust on engine 3 and 4 fell suddenly. The aircraft crashed onto a hotel. All 109 people onboard are killed, as well as 4 people on ground. 6 other people on ground are injured.