Mike speaks with Associate Professor Aditya Paranjape from Monash University’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering about the Toronto plane crash.

Professor Paranjape explains that while a full investigation will determine the exact cause, the crash may have resulted from pilot overcorrection, compounded by a sudden gust of wind and ground effect.

The wreckage suggests excessive right roll led to a hard landing, snapping the right wing and causing the plane to overturn. Given strong crosswinds from the right and the pilot likely performing a manual landing, they may have yawed left to align with the runway, then overcorrected by rolling right, leading to the impact.

Icing is unlikely to have played a major role, as temperatures were typical for the region, and critical systems were operational during landing.

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