The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) says it’s launching an investigation after a WestJet flight from Toronto made a “hard landing” at an airport in the Caribbean country of St. Maarten Sunday afternoon.
Passengers and crew had to be evacuated from WestJet flight 2276 after its landing at Princess Juliana International Airport, the airline said in a statement Sunday.
Video of the incident showed billowing smoke after the plane made contact with the runway.
WestJet flight hits runway hard while landing in St. Maarten
WestJet said there were no reported injuries and that all passengers were accounted for.
The federal agency said in a statement Monday it would be sending investigators to St. Maarten to gather information on what happened.
The airport said on social media the plane did not catch fire and also said there were no injuries, but noted that three people were “taken for medical evaluation” as a precaution.
