The Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary report into an Endeavour Air flight, operated by Delta Air Lines, that crash landed at Toronto Pearson on February 17, flipping onto its roof, and catching fire.
The plane struck the runway, and the rear landing gear collapsed, causing a wing and tail section to separate from the plane. The fuselage flipped onto its roof and caught fire.
The flight crew escaped the cabin through a ceiling hatch.
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There were no fatalities, but 21 passengers and crew were injured as a result—many of whom required hospitalization.
The TSB has issued a video outlining its preliminary findings.
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The Transportation Safety Board says preliminary data collected from the flight data recorder did not contain any caution or warning messages pertaining to the flight controls, “but further analysis will be conducted.”
While the agency says it is too early to determine the cause of the crash, it was noted that the plane was descending at an elevated rate of speed.
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The TSB says among the areas their investigation will focus on will be the metallurgy of the wing structure, certification of landing gear and wing structure, landing techniques, hard landings and pilot training, and cabin obstructions and impediments once inverted.
