Transportation Safety Board releases preliminary report on Pearson plane crash

The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has released a preliminary report from their investigation into the Delta flight that crash-landed at Toronto Pearson airport on Feb. 17.

According to the report, the aircraft’s alert system indicated a high rate of descent less than three seconds before touchdown – meaning problems began moments before landing .

Investigators say that during touchdown, the side stay attached to the aircraft’s right main landing gear fractured, the landing gear retracted, and the wing root fractured.

When the right wing detached from the plane, a stream of jet fuel began leaking from the plane. It caught fire as the plane began to slide along the runway.

Crews found no obvious preexisting malfunctions when examining the aircraft.

All 80 passengers and crew members survived the crash, with injuries ranging from minor to serious.

Nine of those passengers are seeking unspecified damages from Delta Air Lines in U.S. courts.

The lawsuits allege that the crew was negligent and reckless, and were “inadequately trained and supervised” by their employers.

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