A Delta Air Lines flight from Minneapolis skidded off the runway and flipped over upon landing in Toronto, yet all 80 passengers and crew are expected to survive. Eyewitness accounts describe a sudden and terrifying transition from routine descent to upside-down chaos as the aircraft skidded on its right side after touchdown. Passengers expressed shock at the abruptness of the crash, with testimonies highlighting flames seen from the windows. Emergency evacuations took place amid panic, but everyone managed to exit safely onto the runway, aided by the quick responses of passengers like a paramedic on board.
Mr. Koukov, 28, a professional skier from Colorado, was on his way to Toronto to film a ski movie. Nothing seemed amiss during the final descent, he said in an interview, until the wheels hit the ground and the plane skidded on its right side.
Passengers were told that there had been strong winds, but he said the crash jolted him from what began as a routine descent. One minute you're landing, kind of waiting to see your friends and your people. And the next minute you're physically upside-down and just really turned around.
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