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Canada’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.
- WestJet flight WS2276 from Toronto made a hard touchdown Sunday afternoon at the main airport in St. Maarten, leading to the evacuation of all 164 passengers and crew members.
- The hard landing caused damage to the plane's right wing and collapsed landing gear, which led to flights in and out of the airport being halted while authorities responded.
- Foam was deployed and the aircraft's slides were activated as precautions, three people were medically assessed, and all evacuees were safely taken to the terminal.
- On Monday, Canadian federal investigators announced they will travel to St. Maarten to collect details about the landing incident as WestJet awaits official findings on the cause.
- Passengers impacted by the incident were encouraged to contact their airlines for updated travel arrangements, while recovery crews aimed to clear the aircraft from the airstrip by this afternoon.
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Repairing WestJet plane that landed roughly in St. Maarten is challenging, experts say
Aviation experts say fixing a WestJet plane that landed roughly in St. Maarten and shut down the Caribbean island’s airport for a day will likely be a challenge. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating after the plane from Toronto barrelled onto the runway of Princess Juliana International Airport.
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.
Canada’s Transportation Safety Board to Investigate St. Maarten WestJet Hard Landing
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 will gather information and assess what happened to flight WS2276 from Toronto that experienced a hard landing upon arrival at Princess Juliana International Airport at around 1 p.m. ET. The airport said in a statement Sunday that 164 pe…
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