WestJet B737-800 right main gear collapses after hard landing at Sint Maarten, damaging wing

On 7 September 2025 a WestJet Boeing 737-800 arriving from Toronto suffered a right main landing gear collapse following a hard landing at Princess Juliana International Airport, damaging the aircraft's right wing. Passengers were evacuated and the airport was temporarily closed while the scene was secured and damage assessed.

Discovered 2025-09-07T11:13:24.623271-07:00 | 2025-09-07T11:13:24.623271-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The event forced an evacuation and temporary closure of Princess Juliana, creating immediate network disruption and potential knock-on delays for transatlantic and regional schedules; see a recent example of large-scale operational impact from a carrier system outage (WestJet)
  • The gear collapse produced structural wing damage and will trigger inspections, repair, and regulatory follow-up that can affect aircraft availability and maintenance planning; compare to a recent in-service WestJet emergency landing and subsequent investigation
  • Evacuation and ground-handling response at a constrained airport highlight contingency needs for rapid recovery and passenger handling; similar slide evacuations and emergency responses were reported in another recent return-to-field incident

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Aero-News Simple Flying aeropeep.com Wings aeroflap.com.br The Independent
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First Seen
2025-09-07T11:13:24.623271-07:00
Latest Update
2025-09-12T02:50:50.006037-07:00
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