This incident happened yesterday (Sunday, September 7, 2025), and involves WestJet flight WS2276, which was operating from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Saint Maarten Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM). A 17-year-old Boeing 737-800 with the registration code C-GWSR was used for this service, and there were 164 people onboard.
The 2,012-mile flight was routine, until it came time to land on runway 10, located just past the famous Maho Beach. After a 4hr48min flight, as the plane touched down on the runway at 1:28PM, its right landing gear collapsed. The pilots managed to keep the plane on the runway, and brought it to a stop on the nose gear, left main gear, and right engine case.
The aircraft was then evacuated via slides, and fortunately there were no injuries (presumably the evacuation was called over concerns of a fire resulting from a fuel spill). This incident then shut down the airport for an extended period of time, causing a bunch of diversions and cancellations, given that the airport has a single runway.
As you’d expect, heavy equipment needs to be used to remove the plane from the runway, since engine cases don’t exactly roll well. Currently the expectation is that the airport will reopen around the middle of the day today (Monday), but that remains subject to change.
Credits: WestJet Airline
