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===Runway debris=== The crash of a [[Concorde]], [[Air France Flight 4590]], at [[Charles de Gaulle Airport]] near [[Paris]] on 25 July 2000 was caused by FOD; in this case a piece of [[titanium]] debris on the runway which had been part of a [[Thrust reversal|thrust reverser]] that had fallen from a [[Continental Airlines]] [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10]] during takeoff about four minutes earlier. The debris strike caused a tire to explode. Rubber debris from the tire struck the wing, rupturing a fuel tank and starting a severe fire leading to loss of control. All 100 passengers and nine crew on board the flight, as well as four people on the ground, were killed.<ref>{{cite web |title=βNo timeβ: Chiling final words of Concorde pilot |date=2023-04-21 |website=[[News.com.au]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422215545/https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/chilling-final-words-of-concorde-pilot/news-story/fe6f97d3f49936d5229b547ef677aaf5 |archive-date=2023-04-22 |url-status=live |url=https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/chilling-final-words-of-concorde-pilot/news-story/fe6f97d3f49936d5229b547ef677aaf5}}</ref> A [[Learjet|Gates Learjet 36A]], registration number N527PA, was taking off from [[Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport]] in [[Virginia]] on March 26, 2007, when the crew heard a loud "pop". Aborting the takeoff, the crew tried to control the "fishtailing" and activate the [[drogue parachute]]. The parachute did not work and the Learjet ran off the runway, its tires blown. Airport personnel reported seeing rocks and pieces of metal on the [[runway]] after the accident. The [[National Transportation Safety Board]] said that the accident was caused by FOD on the runway. Failure of the drogue parachute contributed to the accident.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20070417X00429&AKey=1&RType=Final&IType=LA,|title=NTSB Final Report, Accident No. NYC07LA087}}</ref>
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