Incident Overview

Description
A Delta Connection Bombardier CL-600-2D24 Regional Jet CRJ-900LR, flight EDV4819 operated by Endeavor Air, was destroyed following a landing accident on runway 23 at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ/CYYZ), Toronto. Ontario. The four crew members and seventy-six passengers survived, but eighteen people were injured, three of them seriously. Several videos captured the accident sequence. On touchdown, the right hand main gear collapsed, causing a fire and the right wing to contact the ground. The wing dragged along the runway surface for about 3 seconds before the aircraft flipped inverted. A post crash fire ensued which was (mostly) contained by airport emergency services. Photos from the scene shows that the right wing had separated and the aircraft came to rest inverted. The main gear and tail control surfaces were impact damaged and separated as well. The left wing and nose gear remained attached to the airframe. At 1400 LT, about 12 minutes before the accident, the YYZ automated surface observing system reported winds from 270 at 28 knots, gusting 35 knots, 6 miles surface visibility, blowing snow, 3,400ft AGL ft above ground level (agl) broken cloudlayer, temperature -9øC, dew point -14øC, and an altimeter setting of 29.93 inches of mercury (1014hpa). At 1432 LT, about 20 minutes after the accident, the YYZ automated surface observing system reported winds from 270 at 20 knots, gusting 32 knots, 6 miles surface visibility, blowing snow, 3,000ft AGL ft above ground level (agl) broken cloudlayer, temperature -8øC, dew point -13øC, and an altimeter setting of 29.94 inches of mercury (1014hpa).
Source of Information
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2025/02/17/delta-regional-flight-crashes-toronto-airport/78983808007/, https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-pearson-plane-crash-live-updates/, https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=932XJ, https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N932XJ/history/20250217/1640Z/KMSP/CYYZ, https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n932xj#3929853b, https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=acef2d&lat=43.692&lon=-79.638&zoom=15.9&showTrace=2025-02-17&leg=4&trackLabels, https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/53089_1560101531.jpg, https://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/enquetes-investigations/aviation/2025/a25o0021/a25o0021.htmlhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2025/02/17/delta-regional-flight-crashes-toronto-airport/78983808007/, https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-pearson-plane-crash-live-updates/, https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=932XJ, https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N932XJ/history/20250217/1640Z/KMSP/CYYZ, https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n932xj#3929853b, https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=acef2d&lat=43.692&lon=-79.638&zoom=15.9&showTrace=2025-02-17&leg=4&trackLabels, https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/53089_1560101531.jpg, https://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/enquetes-investigations/aviation/2025/a25o0021/a25o0021.htmlPrimary Cause
Landing accident due to a combination of factors, including a collapsed right hand main gear, a fire, and a contact with the ground. The separation of the right wing likely initiated the sequence of events.Landing accident due to a combination of factors, including a collapsed right hand main gear, a fire, and a contact with the ground. The separation of the right wing likely initiated the sequence of events.Share on: