A preliminary report from Canadian authorities shows that after landing in Toronto last month, a Delta Air Line passenger jet that turned it over, burned and lost its wing after landing in Toronto last month, burned its wings.
A report from the independent agency Canada's Road Safety Commission found a warning about the rapid descent of the plane, which rang just before it landed, and that the plane had dropped at a rate almost twice as much as “hard landing” as “hard landing” in the Flight Operations Manual of Endeve Air, a subsidiary of Delta, which operated the jet.
According to the manual, descents over 600 feet per minute are considered “hard landings.” Just before the crash, the plane was descending at 1,100 feet per minute, the report said.
According to the report, when the plane landed, the part attached to the main landing device on the right broke. In a few seconds the jet rolled to the right, still sliding down the runway, the right wing rang out, the plane exploded into flames and stopped upside down.
“It was falling too quickly,” said Jeff Gutsetti, a former U.S. accident investigator with the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Traffic Safety Commission. “The descent rate was so high that it could have exceeded the design stress limits of that landing gear.”
Despite the dramatic events, all 80 people, including 76 passengers and four crew members, were able to safely evacuate. After the plane was empty, there was an explosion near the left wing.
The report did not allocate the cause of the February 17 crash fall or explosion, and the Safety Board said the work was ongoing.
“Accidents and incidents rarely arise from a single cause,” Joan Marier, chairman of the Canada Transportation Safety Board, said in a video statement.
The plane, a CRJ 900 created by Bombardier, left Minneapolis and arrived at Toronto Pearson International Airport in windy conditions.
According to a report by the Safety Commission, the air speed of the plane was clearly increased from the gust of wind, less than 15 seconds before landing.
The pilot reduced the thrust and experts described it as a typical response. However, in less than three seconds before landing, the alert sounded a warning that the plane was too fast.
The plane's nose was also pointed up at a grade 1 angle lower than the 3-8 degrees recommended by the operating manual.
“It all went to hell in the last few seconds,” said Ben Berman, a safety consultant who is also a pilot and federal Investigator for a former US airline. The conditions faced by pilots can make flight “very difficult,” he added.
The plane captain, who was also a simulator instructor, has been working hard since 2007, spending 764 hours of flight time on the types of planes involved in the crash.
The first mate, who flew on planes, has been working for an airline since January 2024 and has had nearly 420 hours of experience with the aircraft model. Such experiences are not uncommon for small airline pilots like the effort, aviation expert said.
At least 21 people were injured in the crash. According to the report, passengers are hanging upside down into their seats after a crash and after a crash.
Two days after the crash, Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger. Passengers have filed several lawsuits against the US company, and Toronto-based attorney Vincent Genova said his company is being held by 12 Canadian passengers.
