Delta plane crashes in Toronto
(www.ctvnews.ca)
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From the early reporting I just saw, it sounds like they had problem(s) with the landing, and the plane rolled over, breaking off the right wing and ending upside down. All people accounted for, and 9 injuries.
absolute miracle
This is how you know this probably wasn't dei fault
There was an Azerbaijan crash a couple weeks ago where a Russian SAM shot down an Azerbaijan airliner. Hydraulic systems were completely cut off so the pilots had to try to force a landing. Their brave attempts saved some lives - I think something like out of the 300 souls on board about 20-30 survived, which is a miracle because their crash was a completely fucking catastrophic one.
"Endeavor 4819, Toronto Tower, Wind 270 at 23 gusts 33, cleared to land runway 23."
Everything you need to know about this accident is right there in the clearance. That's 15-20 kts of crosswind. With degraded runway conditions that's pushing right up against the limits. They were probably legal to make the attempt, but not by a lot.
I learned from all these air crash investigation vids that the official term for this is "Get-There-Itis"
Instead of emphasizing safety and causing a delay because you don't think you'll make it, you instead accept the risk and try to make the landing. Then this happens.
Sounds like a horrible accident handled probably the best one could hope for. Props to the pilots for such a minimized catastrophe.