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| Air France flight AF953 misses Cameroon mountain | Air France flight AF953 misses Cameroon mountain |
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| An Air France aeroplane missed hitting the highest mountain in central Africa in early May, French investigators say. | |
| Flight AF953 was travelling from Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, to Douala, Cameroon's largest city, when it hit bad weather on 2 May. | |
| While avoiding storm clouds, the plane came close to hitting the 4,040-metre (13,254 feet) Mount Cameroon. | While avoiding storm clouds, the plane came close to hitting the 4,040-metre (13,254 feet) Mount Cameroon. |
| French accident investigators BEA have now opened an investigation. | French accident investigators BEA have now opened an investigation. |
| The Boeing 777 aircraft had 37 people on board as it made the short journey to Douala, which is around 100km (62 miles) from Malabo. | The Boeing 777 aircraft had 37 people on board as it made the short journey to Douala, which is around 100km (62 miles) from Malabo. |
| It was due to arrive in Cameroon to pick up more passengers before continuing to Paris. | It was due to arrive in Cameroon to pick up more passengers before continuing to Paris. |
| After diverting north to avoid storm clouds shortly after 21:00 local time, the plane's new route to Douala took it directly towards the mountain. | After diverting north to avoid storm clouds shortly after 21:00 local time, the plane's new route to Douala took it directly towards the mountain. |
| An initial incident report published by BEA said an automated warning, saying "Pull up", was activated. The plane then ascended quickly from 9,000ft (2,743m) to 13,000ft (3,962m) to avoid a collision. | An initial incident report published by BEA said an automated warning, saying "Pull up", was activated. The plane then ascended quickly from 9,000ft (2,743m) to 13,000ft (3,962m) to avoid a collision. |
| BEA did not say how close the plane came to Mount Cameroon. | BEA did not say how close the plane came to Mount Cameroon. |
| The flight landed 44 minutes after leaving Malabo, and no-one was injured. | The flight landed 44 minutes after leaving Malabo, and no-one was injured. |
| Air France said they were conducting an internal investigation into the incident. | Air France said they were conducting an internal investigation into the incident. |