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WestJet 737 Landing Gear Collapses on Sint Maarten Arrival With No Injuries Reported

Princess Juliana remains closed pending recovery operations, with an investigation underway.

FILE PHOTO: A WestJet Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner airplane taxis along a runway at Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
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A WestJet plane is seen at Calgary International Airport in August 2022. A WestJet plane operating from Toronto made a hard landing at an airport in the Caribbean country of St. Maarten, the airline said on Sunday.
A photo, taken from video of Princess Juliana International Airport in Sint Maarten and posted online, shows the Westjet plane surrounded by emergency vehicles and passengers using a slide to evacuate the plane before sprinting across the runway.

Overview

  • Flight WS2276 from Toronto experienced a hard landing on runway 10 at Princess Juliana International Airport on Sunday.
  • The right main landing gear of the Boeing 737-800, registration C-GWSR, collapsed during touchdown.
  • All passengers and crew evacuated via emergency slides, and WestJet reports everyone accounted for with no injuries.
  • Emergency services responded immediately and deployed foam as a precaution before transporting evacuees to the terminal.
  • Airport operations were halted until further notice, causing diversions including JetBlue flight B6887 to San Juan, as WestJet coordinates with local authorities.