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Delta Pilots Warned on Rapid Descent Before Toronto Jet Flipped

The Delta Air Lines Inc. plane that flipped over as it landed in Toronto last month was warned about its rate of descent, according to a preliminary report released Thursday by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.



A Delta Air Lines plane that flipped over during landing in Toronto last month received a "sink rate" alert 2.6 seconds before touchdown, indicating an excessive descent rate. The right wing detached, causing a fire, but no one was killed, though 21 were injured.

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