Here is what we know so far on the Delta theft of airlines that landed Toronto Pearson International AirportTurning to his roof, injuring several people.
What happened?
The Delta Air Lines flight 4819 in Minneapolis in Toronto, operated by subsidiary Endeavour Air, transported a total of 80 people on board – 76 passengers and four crew members. Among the passengers, 22 of them were Canadian. The others were multinational, according to Deborah Flint, president and chief executive officer of the airport.
THE plane crash occurred around 2:15 p.m. on Monday.
All passengers and the crew were recorded. There was no death, however, Delta said that 21 people, including a child, was initially taken to the accident hospital. Tuesday morning, 19 of them were released and two remain hospitalized.
A division commander with paramedical paramedics from Peel, Cory Tkatch, said that the staff had met a multitude of injuries resulting mainly from rear sprains, head injuries, anxiety, headache, nausea and nausea and Vomiting due to fuel exposure.
“It is really important to recognize how grateful we are that there is no loss of life or potentially fatal injuries in yesterday’s accident,” said Flint at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon. She added that injuries went from minors to criticisms but not fatal.
The plane was a CRJ-900 bomber. The video published on social networks showed the consequences with the overturned plane and the firefighters extinguishing the plane while the passengers rose and crossed the snowy tarmac.
“The airport emergency workers have gone up to the manual, reaching the site in a few minutes and quickly evacuating passengers,” said Flint.
New video emerged online showing the moment when the plane landedHit the tarmac, and burst into flames with thick black smoke before turning on your roof and stopping.
Toronto Pearson’s firefighters, Todd Aitken, said the crews witnessed relatives and were able to overthrow them quickly with airwater rescue fire equipment equipment.
On Monday, Pearson experienced snow and winds from 51 km / h at 65 km / h, according to Canada’s weather service. The temperature was approximately less than 8.6 degrees Celsius. The plane from Minneapolis arrived in the middle blow the snow according to a winter storm It struck the Toronto region this weekend.
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“Toronto Pearson saw extreme conditions two snowstorms separated Thursday and Sunday,” said Flint. “We have obtained more than 20 inches, 50 centimeters of accumulated snow. It is actually not typical. In fact, it is more snow in this time window than we received at all last winter. »»
What caused the accident?
There was no immediate word by officials on what led to the incident, because the investigation is still in its infancy. The survey is carried out by the Transport Security Council of Canada.
Flint is not going to develop on fleeting and meteorological conditions on Monday saying that it turns to the results of “the complete and complete survey”.
A regional pilot of the airline, who piloted Bombardier’s CRJ, noted that photos of the crushed jet showed her intact nose -nose. .
Such damage suggested that the Delta Air Lines pilot was going laterally, not straight, before losing control of the jet and crashing, either because of high winds and snow and ice on the track, or a Dangerous combination of both, the pilot suggested.
“It is an easy -to -land plane, even with bellies, as long as you are within the manufacturer’s limits,” said the regional pilot of the airline, who did not want to be appointed as he is employed in the industry .
“Perhaps a broken wheel or a frozen brake also occurred during landing,” added the pilot, who warned against rapid conclusions.
John Gradek, a professor of aviation management at McGill University, told Global’s the Morning Show that it was a “miracle that no one was killed”.
“When you get away from an accident like this, count your lucky ones,” he said.
Gradek said the accident could have been due to many different factors such as winds, track conditions or mechanical problems with the plane.
He added on the basis of the new clear video that emerged online “It seems that the plane struck the track abnormally harshly, a failure of the landing train at the back of the aircraft dragged on the track. The outgoing sparks, Wing was cut … and the plane turned on its ceiling. »»
“Very unusual for an airplane to do it, but there are a myriad of circumstances,” said Gradek.
Expect delays in Pearson
Flint said there will be operational impacts and delays at Toronto Pearson International Airport in the coming days, because two tracks are closed for the investigation.
After the accident, Pearson airport closed all the operations for a few hours but resumed the flights at 5 p.m.
Delays arise after an already hundreds of hundreds of flights canceled in recent days from two major winter storms that have hit the region.
Flint said 221 flights were canceled Thursday 75 Friday, 937 other flights canceled on Saturday and 371 more flights canceled on Sunday. On Monday was supposed to be an operational recovery day for Pearson airport, but due to the accident, 462 other flights were canceled.
“We are currently without use of our longest East-West and North-South tracks,” said Flint, adding that investigators are on site for the plane examination on the track for the next 48 hours.
“This affects the volume of traffic we have. So passengers should look for and work with their airlines, checking our website for information on delays and potential cancellations also for the next few days, “said Flint.
On Tuesday, the Pearson website showed several delays for flights.
The last major accident in Pearson took place on August 2, 2005, when an Airbus A340 landing from Paris skidded the track and broke out in flames in the stormy time. Every 309 passengers and crews aboard the Air France 358 flight survived the accident.
The accident on Monday at Pearson airport was the fourth major aviation accident in North America in the past three weeks. A commercial jetliner and an army helicopter collided near Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC, on January 29, killing 67 people. A medical transport plane crashed in Philadelphia on January 31, killing the six people on board and another person on the ground. And on February 6, 10 people were killed in a plane crash in Alaska.
– With Global News’ Aaron files from Andrea and the Canadian Press