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Crosswinds 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 Sun

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The Chronicle-Journal

Analyst: Gusts, landing apparatus may have contributed to Pearson plane crash

By Chuck Chiang

2 days ago

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National Post

Were crosswinds a factor in Toronto Pearson plane crash? An aviation expert weighs in

An aviation expert says crosswinds at Toronto Pearson airport on Monday may have challenged the pilots of a Delta plane that crashed.

3 days ago·Canada

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The Epoch Times

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…

3 days ago·New York, United States

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City News

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Crosswinds may have challenged pilots in Pearson plane crash, expert says

3 days ago·Toronto, Canada

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Kitimat Northern Sentinel

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Plane crashes, intact but upside down, at Toronto’s Pearson Airport

Crosswinds may have challenged pilots in Pearson plane crash, expert says

3 days ago

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Het Nieuwsblad

Retired KLM pilot over Toronto crash: “It takes seconds for a pilot to decide what to do”

Even 24 hours after the crash at Toronto airport, it remains an unbelievable sight: a Delta Air Lines plane lies on its roof on the tarmac. "It's quite miraculous that the structure remained so undamaged," says former pilot Benno Baksteen.

2 days ago·Belgium

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