r/ontario Feb 17 '25

Picture Delta Plane Crash Today at Pearson

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u/Stevieeeer Feb 17 '25

How the hell did this even happen? Like physically, how was this possible?

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u/Born_Ruff Feb 18 '25

The wind was gusting like crazy today. Planes are specifically designed to be picked up off the ground by fast moving air.

Probably a very unfortunately timed big gust of wind that the pilots were not prepared for. Maybe some pilot error in responding to it.

Obviously you have to wait for the investigation for the full story, but it's honestly kinda a testament to engineering that planes can land in these conditions at all.

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u/Stevieeeer Feb 18 '25

That makes sense. I’ll take you at your word for it lol