US EditionCanada’s transportation safety board to investigate St. Maarten WestJet hard landing
WestJet flight WS2276 from Toronto made a hard landing causing landing gear collapse and wing damage; all 164 aboard evacuated safely with no injuries reported, investigation underway.
- The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said Monday it is launching an investigation and sending teams to St. Maarten after WestJet flight WS2276 had a hard landing at Princess Juliana International Airport on September 8, 2025.
- Video and eyewitness livestreams showed sparks and billowing smoke as the WestJet Boeing 737-800's right engine and wing scraped the runway, damaging the right-hand main landing gear.
- All passengers and crew of flight WS2276 were evacuated safely at Princess Juliana International Airport, with foam deployed and three individuals taken for medical assessment.
- Following the landing, flights in and out of PJIAE were halted, causing regional disruption with inbound flights diverted to San Juan, Puerto Rico, and outbound cancellations and delays.
- Investigators will review flight data, pilot inputs and maintenance records as part of a formal inquiry with local authorities, WestJet and Boeing, while the damaged aircraft remains on site under investigation at Princess Juliana International Airport’s short runway and approach.
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The flight, which had left Toronto, was on its way to Sint Maarten.
On Sunday, 7 September, a WestJet Boeing 737 missed its landing on the tarmac of the Princess Juliana International Airport in Saint Martin. The right landing gear and right wing were hit and passengers were evacuated by slide.
Canada's transportation safety board to investigate St. Maarten WestJet hard landing - OHS Canada Magazine
Members of the flight crew are shown near a WestJet plane after a hard landing at Princess Juliana International Airport in St. Maarten in this Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025 handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout – Government of Sint Maarten The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it is sending a team of investigators to the Caribbean island of St. Maarten to investigate the rough landing of a WestJet plane yesterday. The safety board says it …
TSB sends investigators to St. Maarten after WestJet plane makes 'hard landing'
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) says it's launching an investigation after a WestJet flight from Toronto made a “hard landing” at an airport in the Caribbean country of St. Maarten Sunday afternoon.
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