According to a statement issued by Delta Airlines, an incident response team was deployed to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) after Delta Connection flight 4819, operated by Endeavor Air, was involved in an accident on Monday afternoon.
Passengers on the plane were reporting that the plane made a hard landing. Just speculating here, possibly the right main gear collapsed, it appeared in this video, and possibly a gust of wind at the same time caused the aircraft to flip. Although, the winds were coming from the plane's starboard side at the time, actually on an angle from the front, yet the plane flipped to the right as if the wind was coming from its left. That's why I'm speculating that the right main gear collapsed possibly because of the hard impact upon touchdown. Because you can see the right side of the plane lower to the ground, and then flip.
He’s coming in too hot. Why? And someone else also noticed his angle of attack and no flare. Of course he hit hard, maybe collapsed the gear or blew some tires or both, from the immediate eruption of flames. Blowing a tire is a scary thing, even in a light aircraft-(which is the limit of my experience); instant loss of control and danger of flipping. They’re very lucky nobody died. It would be helpful to know the results of the investigation.
For sure and I read today that the wings on that model were designed to come off during severe impact so as to keep fuselage in tact. If so that is a brilliant bit of engineering. And this amazing clip appears to show late or no flare of nose & very heavy impact on right gear. Pilot error and/or mech. defect in gear?
Hard to tell in that video. Maybe he didn't know they were that close to the ground, they hit hard. This could lead to the theory of why he didn't flare, because he wasn't aware he was that close to the ground. Although I find it hard to believe they weren't aware how close to the ground they were.
Passengers on the plane were reporting that the plane made a hard landing. Just speculating here, possibly the right main gear collapsed, it appeared in this video, and possibly a gust of wind at the same time caused the aircraft to flip. Although, the winds were coming from the plane's starboard side at the time, actually on an angle from the front, yet the plane flipped to the right as if the wind was coming from its left. That's why I'm speculating that the right main gear collapsed possibly because of the hard impact upon touchdown. Because you can see the right side of the plane lower to the ground, and then flip.
He’s coming in too hot. Why? And someone else also noticed his angle of attack and no flare. Of course he hit hard, maybe collapsed the gear or blew some tires or both, from the immediate eruption of flames. Blowing a tire is a scary thing, even in a light aircraft-(which is the limit of my experience); instant loss of control and danger of flipping. They’re very lucky nobody died. It would be helpful to know the results of the investigation.
That pilot has a lot of explaining to do. Having the the starboard wing torn off probably saved them all.
For sure and I read today that the wings on that model were designed to come off during severe impact so as to keep fuselage in tact. If so that is a brilliant bit of engineering. And this amazing clip appears to show late or no flare of nose & very heavy impact on right gear. Pilot error and/or mech. defect in gear?
Pilot didn't flare???
Sure looks that way!!!
Hard to tell in that video. Maybe he didn't know they were that close to the ground, they hit hard. This could lead to the theory of why he didn't flare, because he wasn't aware he was that close to the ground. Although I find it hard to believe they weren't aware how close to the ground they were.