Canada -- Delta plane flips upon landing. Flight from Minneapolis. Pearson Int'l Airport. Toronto. 17 Feb 2025.

[Joe Friday]

IMO, the pilot slammed the plane onto the runway with such force it caused the right landing gear components to fracture, causing the right landing gear to collapse, causing the right wing to strike the ground, causing the wing to detach from the fuselage.

 

[Ssschu]

Plane that landed upside down in Toronto was descending at a high rate of speed, preliminary report shows

At 2:12:40, 3.6 seconds before touchdown, the rate of descent had increased. One second later the flight’s enhanced ground proximity warning system “sink rate” alert sounded, indicating a high rate of descent.

Then, 1.6 seconds before touchdown, the aircraft “was slightly below the glide slope” — a system that guides an aircraft down to the runway during landing for a controlled descent.

The right main landing gear of the plane made contact with the runway at 2:12:43.

Plane that landed upside down in Toronto was descending at a high rate of speed, preliminary report shows

In total, 21 people were injured in the botched Delta landing on Feb. 17.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Joe Friday]

Link to Preliminary report:

Air transportation safety investigation A25O0021 - Transportation Safety Board of Canada

View preliminary reportThe occurrenceOn 17 February 2025, a CRJ-900 aircraft, manufactured by Bombardier, operated by Delta Endeavor Air, was conducting a flight from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Minnesota, to Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport (CYYZ), Ontario.

www.tsb.gc.ca

 

[imstilla.grandma]

FILE – Salvage crews work on recovering wreckage near the site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Arlington, VA
The agency didn’t even know the hotline hadn’t been working since March 2022

Hotline between military and air traffic controllers in Washington hasn’t worked for over 3 years

The agency didn’t even know the hotline hadn’t been working since March 2022.

www.dailylocal.com

 

[dotr]

July 31, 2025

Flight attendant accuses Delta of using ‘inexperienced’ pilot on plane that crashed at Pearson airport: lawsuit

A flight attendant who was a passenger on board the Delta Air Lines plane that crashed on the tarmac at Toronto Pearson International Airport earlier this year is now suing the airline, alleging it demonstrated a “reckless disregard for passenger safety” by assigning an “inexperienced pilot” to...

www.cp24.com

''Vanessa Miles, who works as a flight attendant for Delta, is seeking US$75 million in damages, according to a complaint filed in U.S. federal court.'

''She said the injuries that resulted from the incident include a fractured left shoulder, a traumatic brain injury, post-concussion syndrome, knee injuries, back injuries, anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder.

“This accident was caused, at least in part, by (the defendants) knowingly assigning an inexperienced and inadequately trained pilot to operate the flight, demonstrating a reckless disregard for passenger safety in pursuit of operational efficiency,” the lawsuit alleges.''

 

[dotr]

TSB releases preliminary report into Delta crash at Toronto Pearson airport - Skies Mag

Investigators say they have downloaded and analyzed data from all on-board recorders from a high-profile crash at Pearson last winter.

skiesmag.com

“The investigation is ongoing and is currently in the examination and analysis phase,” the TSB said in its report. “Future work will focus on finalizing the analysis of all technical, flight operations, and laboratory results.”

February 17, 2025

One year later: Delta plane crash-lands at Toronto Pearson airport

Delta flight 4819 from Minnesota hit the tarmac at Toronto Pearson International Airport, rolled on to its roof, and skidded across the runway on Feb. 17, 2025.

www.cp24.com

'The federal agency published its preliminary report dissecting what happened in the moments leading up to the CRJ-900's crash-landing at Toronto Pearson on Feb. 17, which sent 21 people to the hospital.

This image displays the aerial view of Flight 4819's wreckage resting on Runway 15L, with its detached wing seen in the background on Runway 23. (Peel Regional Police)''

 

[GraceG]

I didn't work this particular crash but was still working for the feds at the time so I can't ethically comment on anything that hasn't been reported in public media. But just an FYI to take a close look at investigative outcomes on crew training/qualificiation and how much experience the Captain had in actual line flying operations (as opposed to training checking in simulators).

I can say, despite interet chatter the pilot flying was legally qualified. Their experience level on hiring was low but that is often normal at the Regional level and not a "red flag" in most situations. But in my personal "retired"opinion as a Captain (and Check Airman and APD) of 20 years before I joined "The Dark Side" would I have allowed them to land with the runway conditions in that wind? Absolutely not. My FO's knew if I said "this one's mine" it wasn't a personal slight, it was a learning experence, and the airline I flew for actually had in place requirements wherein an inexperienced copilot could not fly with an inxperienced captain (not saying that was the case here, I am not positive as to the PIC's actual line experience).