Incident Overview

Date: Monday 17 February 2025
Aircraft Type: Bombardier CRJ-900LR
Owner/operator: Delta Connection, opb Endeavor Air
Registration Number: N932XJ
Location: Toronto Pearson Int’l Airport (YYZ), ON – ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 80
Component Affected: Right WingRight Wing
Category: Accident
A Delta Connection Bombardier CL-600-2D24 Regional Jet CRJ-900LR experienced a catastrophic landing accident at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) on Runway 23. Four crew members and seventy-six passengers survived, with eighteen injured and three seriously. The aircraft collapsed during touchdown, resulting in a fire, a contact with the ground, and a flip to inverted flight. The right wing separated, causing a fire and a significant impact, leading to the aircraft?s inversion. The incident was contained by airport emergency services. Initial video analysis confirms the right wing was separated, the aircraft flipped, and the main gear and tail control surfaces were damaged.A Delta Connection Bombardier CL-600-2D24 Regional Jet CRJ-900LR experienced a catastrophic landing accident at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) on Runway 23. Four crew members and seventy-six passengers survived, with eighteen injured and three seriously. The aircraft collapsed during touchdown, resulting in a fire, a contact with the ground, and a flip to inverted flight. The right wing separated, causing a fire and a significant impact, leading to the aircraft?s inversion. The incident was contained by airport emergency services. Initial video analysis confirms the right wing was separated, the aircraft flipped, and the main gear and tail control surfaces were damaged.

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

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Primary 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.

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