US EditionCrosswinds may have challenged pilots in Pearson plane crash, expert says
- An aviation expert states it is very rare for a plane to crash upside down, as occurred with a Delta Air Lines flight at Toronto's Pearson Airport.
- The crash involved a Delta flight from Minneapolis, with several injuries among the 76 passengers and four crew members.
- Joseph indicates that high crosswinds could challenge pilots during landing, but emphasizes that training helps prevent mishaps caused by turbulence.
- The fuselage's preservation is seen positively for the investigation, as the plane's black box recorders are likely intact.
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Winnipeg Free Press
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Crosswinds May Have Challenged Pilots in Pearson Plane Crash, Expert Says
An aviation expert with more than 30,000 flight hours says it is “very rare” for an aircraft to end up upside down in a crash, as was the case with a Delta Air Lines plane that flipped on the tarmac at Toronto’s Pearson Airport Monday. J. Joseph, a 29-year veteran aviator in the United States Marine Corp., says it is much too early in the investigation to jump to conclusions about what happened, but conditions in Toronto were “quite windy” at th…
Crosswinds may have challenged pilots in Pearson plane crash, expert says
An aviation expert with more than 30,000 flight hours says it is “very rare” for an aircraft to end up upside down in a crash, as was the case with a Delta Air Lines plane that flipped on the tarmac at Toronto’s Pearson Airport Monday. J. Joseph, a 29-year veteran aviator in the United States […]
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