Approach Speed Focus of Accident Probe Into Overturned CRJ-900 in Toronto

Accident investigators outline the sequence of events that led to the CRJ-900 overturning upon landing.

Meg Godlewski

Friday, March 21, 2025 at 12:28 PM ET

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Ryan Ewing

Wreckage of Endeavor CRJ-900 [Courtesy: TSB of Canada]

Key Takeaways:

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is investigating why a Delta/Endeavor Air Bombardier CRJ-900 overturned upon landing in Toronto on February 17, with a focus on the aircraft's approach speed.
The hard landing occurred in gusty winds and blowing snow, causing the right landing gear to fracture, the wing to detach and ignite, and the fuselage to invert; all 80 occupants evacuated with injuries but no fatalities.
Preliminary findings indicate the aircraft touched down with a severe vertical descent rate of approximately 1,098 fpm and a 7.5-degree right bank, despite initial approach speed adjustments for gusty winds and "sink rate" warnings prior to impact.

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The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is scrutinizing the approach speed of the Bombardier CRJ-900 in its investigation of why the aircraft overturned upon landing in Toronto last month.

During the February 17 incident, the Delta Air Lines regional jet operated by Endeavor Air was arriving from Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (KMSP) when it landed hard on the runway at Toronto Pearson International Airport (CYYZ) in gusty winds.