Pilot Reacts to What ACTUALLY Happened in Toronto Airline CRASH

About this video

Max analyzes video footage of a Canadair Regional Jet crash landing in Toronto, attributing the accident to what he describes as a lack of proper crosswind correction and flare during landing. He explains that the aircraft appeared to descend at approximately 1,100 feet per minute—similar to an aircraft carrier landing—which he argues caused the landing gear to collapse and the aircraft to flip. Max offers lessons for pilots about maintaining crosswind controls, avoiding fatigue-related complacency, and continuing to actively fly the aircraft through touchdown.

Key takeaways

• Max argues the crash resulted from the pilot failing to flare during landing, causing an extremely hard touchdown at roughly 1,100 feet per minute that exceeded the airframe’s design limits
• Max emphasizes that pilots must actively fly the aircraft all the way through touchdown and taxi, avoiding complacency even on final approach
• Max credits the crash response crews and flight attendants for directing passengers to exit upwind and quickly suppressing fire, which he believes helped all passengers survive

Episode details: published February 23, 2025 · 55K views · 10:31 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The analysis and commentary described are Max Afterburner’s, attributed to him — his channel includes hypothetical-scenario and news-react content, which is presented as his analysis, not established fact.

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