Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-900 crash, Feb 17, 2025, Toronto...
Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-900 accident on February 17, 2025 near Toronto-Lester Bowles Pearson, Ontario, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: TSB...
- Date: February 17, 2025
- Aircraft: Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-900
- Location: Toronto-Lester Bowles Pearson, Ontario, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: TSB preliminary report (20 March 2025): descent rate of about 1,100 fpm at touchdown (gear design limit 720 fpm), EGPWS sink rate warning. The side stay of the right main gear was the first failure point, the gear folded, the wing root broke, the wing separated and a fuel fire started. Metallurgical examination continues, no final cause.
A Delta Connection CRJ 900 landed hard in gusty winter weather at Toronto Pearson, its right main gear collapsed and the aircraft overturned. All 80 aboard survived and 21 were injured.