{"id":2403752,"date":"2025-02-18T12:39:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T17:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-faa-admin-suggests-very-rare-events-were-at-play-in-delta-plane-flip-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-18T12:40:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T17:40:15","slug":"former-faa-admin-suggests-very-rare-events-were-at-play-in-delta-plane-flip-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-faa-admin-suggests-very-rare-events-were-at-play-in-delta-plane-flip-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Former FAA admin suggests \u2018very rare\u2019 events were at play in Delta plane flip &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-faa-admin-suggests-very-rare-events-were-at-play-in-delta-plane-flip-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2403752&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A former Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) official suggested \u2063that &#8220;very rare&#8221; weather \u200band wind \u200bconditions likely caused a Delta Air \u2064Lines\u200b plane to\u200d flip upon\u200d landing at Toronto Pearson International\u2062 Airport. The incident involved a CRJ-900 jet, Delta Connection \u2064Flight 4819,\u200b which caught fire instantly after\u2062 touching down. The aircraft flipped and lost both wings. \u200cDan Elwell, the former FAA Deputy Administrator, noted that \u2063snowy and icy\u200c runway conditions\u2062 may have\u2062 contributed, and the recent crash occurred shortly after\u2064 another incident at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.Elwell explained that while it is uncommon, severe \u2062gusts at the moment of touchdown can \u2062lead to loss of control, potentially causing the plane to flip.\u2062 Despite\u200c the incident, Delta reported that most injured passengers had\u200c been released from hospitals, and FAA \u2062officials confirmed that recent staff firings would not compromise airline safety. Transportation Secretary \u200dSean Duffy has initiated incentives to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">retain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/duffy-to-offer-veteran-air-traffic-controllers-incentives-to-stay-while-system-revamped-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... to offer veteran ... incentives to stay while system revamped - Washington Examiner\">veteran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/search-and-rescue-teams-at-site-of-indonesian-plane-crash\/\" title=\"Search and rescue teams at site of Indonesian ...\">air traffic controllers<\/a><\/a><\/a> as part of efforts to\u2063 enhance \u2063air travel \u200csafety.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Former FAA admin suggests &lsquo;very rare&rsquo; events were at play in Delta plane flip<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1994561\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/federal-aviation-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Federal Aviation Administration<\/a> official assessed that a &ldquo;very rare&rdquo; combination of weather and wind was likely to blame for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3321945\/delta-flight-flips-over-landing-toronto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Monday&rsquo;s Delta Air Lines plane crash<\/a>, in which an <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/aviation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">aircraft<\/a> flipped as it was landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Canada<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Video of the Delta Connection Flight 4819, which arrived from Minneapolis, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Minnesota<\/a>, showed the CRJ-900 jet&nbsp;catching fire right after touching down on the runway. The aircraft then flipped and lost both wings. Former Deputy Administrator Dan Elwell said the runway appeared snowy and icy and that this crash occurrence so soon after the plane crash near the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport could be the result of &ldquo;happenstance.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128308; A newly released video shows the exact moment of the impact of Delta Connection flight 4819 at YYZ<\/p>\n<p>by airmainengineer<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/deltaairlines?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#deltaairlines<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/avgeek?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#avgeek<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/accident?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#accident<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2BqnqPyxVn\">pic.twitter.com\/2BqnqPyxVn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Airways Magazine (@airwaysmagazine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/airwaysmagazine\/status\/1891809438182359485?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But with gusty conditions, it is possible but very rare to get a severe gust right at touch down and for the pilot to correct from that gust, if the gust was blowing them perhaps off the runway,&rdquo; Elwell explained on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Fox &amp; Friends<\/em>. &ldquo;And that airplane, with the wings in the back of the fuselage, if you overcorrect and you&rsquo;re very close to the ground or in the flare, it&rsquo;s possible to dig the wing in, and when that happens, it could very easily flip the aircraft. But again, it&rsquo;s a very rare combination of weather and wind events, but that&rsquo;s the likely culprit there.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2804870&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=47d699693afa3bcec98a0eeeb9254c48\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Delta confirmed that as of Tuesday morning, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.delta.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">19 out of the 21 injured passengers have been released<\/a> from local hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>Transportation Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sean-duffy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Sean Duffy<\/a> confirmed that less than 400 of the 45,000 employees at the FAA have been fired since President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> took office. Duffy also confirmed that no air traffic controllers or critical safety personnel were a part of these firings.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mayor Pete failed for four years to address the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reporters-notebook-bidens-virtual-nomination-and-whether-it-will-hurt-the-dnc\/\" title=\"Journalist&#039;s Diary: Impact of Biden&#039;s Virtual Nomination on DNC\">air traffic controller shortage<\/a> and upgrade our outdated, World War II-era air traffic control system. In less than four weeks, we have already begun the process and are engaging the smartest minds in the entire world. <\/p>\n<p>Here&rsquo;s the&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LCL1dswC2T\">https:\/\/t.co\/LCL1dswC2T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecDuffy\/status\/1891656952662405304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Elwell explained that these firings are going to have &ldquo;zero&rdquo; effect on the safety of airlines, comparing these firings to when the FAA keeps those responsible for airline safety when a government shutdown occurs.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Duffy announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3313925\/duffy-to-offer-veteran-air-traffic-controllers-incentives-to-stay-while-system-revamped\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">veteran air traffic controllers would be offered incentives, such as bonuses<\/a>, to stay on board as the nation&rsquo;s air travel system is improved. Duffy described these incentives as a way to &ldquo;pay them more, give them a bonus, keep them on the job, make the system safer, alleviate the pressure on the controllers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1994561\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1994561\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ex-FAA official cites &#8216;very rare&#8217; weather events in Delta crash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2403753,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Toronto-Delta-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36784,38144,50538,14154,50581],"class_list":["post-2403752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-aviation-news","tag-aviation-safety","tag-delta-airlines","tag-faa","tag-plane-incidents"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Toronto-Delta-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2403752"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403752\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2403756,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403752\/revisions\/2403756"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2403753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2403752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2403752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2403752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}