The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has published its preliminary report into the Delta Connection crash at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) earlier this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
While the report draws no conclusions as to the cause of the crash, investigators set out a detailed timeline which focuses heavily on the Mitsubishi CRJ900\u2019s descent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The dramatic crash on February\u00a017, 2025, saw the aircraft, which was operated by Endeavour\u00a0Air on behalf of Delta Connection<\/a>, overturn in flames while landing in <\/strong>Toronto, resulting in 21 of the 80 people\u00a0onboard suffering injuries<\/a>. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n Despite the injuries, two of which were deemed serious, the resounding feeling was that the 76 passengers and four crew members had been incredibly lucky to escape with their lives. \u00a0<\/p>\n Due to reported wind gusts as the CRJ900 approached Toronto Pearson following a flight from Minneapolis\u2013Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) the aircraft was flown at 149 knots. \u00a0<\/p>\n Around 13 seconds before touchdown as the aircraft was descending through 153\u00a0feet above ground level (AGL) the TSB said the CRJ900\u2019s \u201cindicated airspeed increased to 154\u00a0knots whereas the ground speed did not change appreciably, consistent with a performance-increasing wind gust\u201d.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n\n \u201cThe pilot flying\u00a0pulled back the thrust levers, and as a result, over the following 5\u00a0seconds, N1 decreased from 64% to approximately 43%, where it remained until touchdown. The air speed began to decrease,\u201d the TSB report said.\u00a0<\/p>\n At a height of 50 feet the \u201crate of descent had increased to 1114\u00a0feet per minute (fpm)\u201d from 672\u00a0fpm around 14 seconds before. \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cOne second later (2.6\u00a0seconds before touchdown), the EGPWS alert \u201csink rate\u201d sounded, indicating a high rate of descent. The aircraft\u2019s indicated airspeed was 136\u00a0knots, its ground speed was 111\u00a0knots, and the rate of descent had remained at about 1100 fpm. The bank angle increased to a 4.7\u00b0\u00a0right bank. The engine thrust was steady at approximately 43%\u00a0N1,\u201d the TSB report explained. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n 1.6\u00a0seconds before touchdown the aircraft\u2019s indicated airspeed was 136\u00a0knots, and its ground speed was 111\u00a0knots.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe aircraft was slightly below the glide slope, but on the visual segment of the approach and tracking the runway centerline. The rate of descent had increased to 1072\u00a0fpm, and the bank angle was\u00a05.9\u00b0 to the right,\u201d the TSB said.\u00a0<\/p>\n Less than one\u00a0second before touchdown, the TSB said that the\u00a0CRJ900\u2019s indicated airspeed was 134\u00a0knots, and its ground speed was 111\u00a0knots. \u00a0<\/p>\n![\"Endeavor](\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/03\/Endeavor-Air-Delta-Connection-crash-toronto-preliminary-report-TSB-1-1200x800.jpg\" "\\"Endeavor")
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