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The alert system in aDelta Air Lines Jet who turned face downAnd he burst in flames while trying to land in Toronto last month indicated a high descent rate less than three seconds before TouchDown, a preliminary report said Thursday.
The Canada Transport Security Board, which issued the report,Continue to investigateOn February 21, injured smooth in which 21 people were hospitalized.
The 76 passengers and four crew members survived when theDelta arrival arrivingFrom Minneapolis it exploded in flames after turning and skating on the asphalt.
The Canada TSB report says that when the land proximity warning system sounded 2.6 seconds before the TouchDown, the air speed was 136 knots, or approximately 250 kph (155 mph). He says that the plane’s landing gear was bent in the retracted position in the Touchdown and the wing separated from the fuselage, releasing a cloud of fuel for airplanes, which caught fire when the plane slipped along the track.
The fuselage rolled upside down and a large part of the tail came out in the process, according to the report.
“Accidents and incidents rarely come from a single cause,” said TSB president Yoan Marier, in a video statement on Thursday. “They are often the result of multiple complex and interconnected factors, many that extend beyond the aircraft and their operation to broader systemic problems.”
The crew and passengers began to evacuate once the plane stopped, says the report, adding that some of the passengers were injured when the seat belt broke down and fell into the roof.
The TSB says that it is not aware of any problem with seat belts or seats during the incident.
The cabin door was closed, forcing the pilots to escape through the emergency hatch on the roof of the cabin after everyone else was out, according to the report.
The emergency response staff then entered the fuselage, and there was an explosion outside the plane near the left wing root shortly after, says the TSB. The cause of the explosion has not yet been determined.
Until now, research has not found pre -existing problems with flight controls, although some components were damaged in the accident, the Board said.
The Security Board says that its ongoing research focuses on several key areas, including the metallurgical examination of the wing structure, landing techniques, pilot training and the passenger evacuation process.
All those who were hospitalized were discharged within a few days of the accident.
At least two demands have been filed in the United States, and a law firm in Canada has said they have been held by several passengers.
Delta declined to comment on the preliminary report.
“We remain completely compromised as participants in the research led by the Canada Transportation Security Board. Out of respect for the integrity of this work that will continue through its final report, the Air and Delta will refrain from commenting,” said the airline.
This story originally appeared at Fortune.com
