A jet of Delta Air Lines passengers made a dramatic accident landing at Toronto airport on Monday afternoon, turning backwards on the tarmac with its tail and a cut wing.
But the 80 people on board came out of the jet, which came from Minneapolis. At least 18 of them have suffered injuries, including some criticisms but not fatal.
The authorities investigate the cause of the accident, which occurred in the middle of strong winds and drifting snow.
It was the last of a wave of incidents that rocked travelers around the world, including an accident in South Korea in December that killed 179 people and a Outdoor deadly collision Near Washington who killed 67 people.
Here’s what you need to know about the accident in Toronto.
The plane roof has become its soil.
Pete Koukov, a professional skier from Colorado who was in flight 4819, said that nothing seemed badly during the final descent of the plane.
“The second when the wheels touched the ground, then everything happened,” said Koukov, 28, in an interview on Monday evening. “The next thing I know, we’re aside.”
The plane skidled on its right side, said Koukov, who was sitting at a window seat on the other side of the plane and saw flames while the plane touched the ground. He finally put an end to the belly side.
“I tumbled fairly quickly and I sort of lowered myself to the ground, which was the ceiling,” said Koukov. “People were panicking.”
There was derivative snow.
There were strong winds from the west at around 29 miles per hour, with gusts up to 38 miles per hour, around 2:15 p.m., the time of the accident, according to to the authorities. There was also derivative snow in Toronto, which has been struck by two snowstorms in recent days.
The weather opinions of Toronto Pearson International Airport at the time of the accident, “said a breath of the breath”, ” According to Flightradar24An aviation tracking website.
The cause of the accident will be investigated by the Safety Board of Canada transportation, which will be assisted by a team of US investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration.
There were 76 passengers on board.
The flight had a crew of four, according to Delta, and the others were passengers. Among these, 22 were Canadians.
Some of the injured were taken to hospitals, but most of the passengers were taken to a Sheraton Gateway hotel near the airport terminals.
They left around 7 p.m. local time, taken up by taxis and family members, said a hotel staff member, refusing to provide more details.
Airport operations resumed at 5 p.m. local time, although two of the five tracks remain closed.
The plane was a jet bomber.
The CRJ900 model plane was operated by Endeavour Air, a Delta subsidiary which generally operates smaller plans for the airline.
He was about 16 years old, according to FAA Records. With regular maintenance, these passenger jets are often used for two to three or more decades.
According to Cirium, an aviation data company. The plane, which has been operating for more than two decades, has a solid security file, according to Cirium data.
Vjosa Isai And Qasim Nauman Contributed reports.
