Delta plane upside down in Toronto

[Shropshire Slasher]

This one's a weird one. For a plane to lose its tail and both wings it had to do a complete 360 and then another 180 to land on its back.

 

[User 149557]

I just need a Maumann thread on all things mechanical. The racing thread and this have been incredibly compelling.

 

[swingline]

@maumann sells himself short. He's also well-versed in the criminal justice system.

 

[UNCGrad]

@maumann sells himself short. He's also well-versed in the criminal justice system.

Some hellacious writing in those posts. Amazing stuff.

 

[Cosmo]

Found this on reddit ... clear video of the landing.

 

[playthrough]

Saw one guy's video as he was getting off the plane and could hear the flight attendant shouting for no videos. JFC how'd you like to be behind that guy while trying to get out of your upside-down jet?

 

[Batman]

Saw one guy's video as he was getting off the plane and could hear the flight attendant shouting for no videos. JFC how'd you like to be behind that guy while trying to get out of your upside-down jet?

"Follow me!"
"I'm trying, asshole, but you won't get out of the door of the burning ****ing airplane!"

 

[Batman]

Found this on reddit ... clear video of the landing.

Looks like the right rear landing gear collapsed, which dipped the right wing into the ground and sent it rolling, like @maumann said.
So that's the how. The why would be whether it was from a hard landing and pilot error, wind shear/crosswinds, or a mechanical failure.

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

I don't know what Toronto was experiencing but Pennsylvania had been getting gusts of 50 miles an hour or more for 24 hours when this happened.

 

[Chef2]

@maumann sells himself short. He's also well-versed in the criminal justice system.

Touch em all.
That one is in the upper tank.

 

[Flip Wilson]

Just for the TTIUWOP crowd:

"....appears to have crash landed..."

The plane is upside down. Yes, it crashed, and I'm so very glad there were no fatalities.

 

[Huggy]

I don't know what Toronto was experiencing but Pennsylvania had been getting gusts of 50 miles an hour or more for 24 hours when this happened.

I live 15 minutes north of Pearson and it was very gusty yesterday and in my experience as a walker the wind blows quite often from the northwest. That runway is on the north side of the airport.

 

[BTExpress]

"....appears to have crash landed..."

The plane is upside down. Yes, it crashed, and I'm so very glad there were no fatalities.

They weren't sure if Maverick was piloting.

 

[I Should Coco]

Upper body and lower body

Sorry, but I LOL'd at this ...