Westjet B738 at Sint Maarten on Sep 7th 2025, main gear collapse on landing
Last Update: November 10, 2025 / 20:18:45 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 7, 2025
Classification
Accident
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-2276
Departure
Toronto, Canada
Destination
Sint Maarten, Sint Maarten
Aircraft Registration
C-GWSR
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
TNCM
The return flight WS-2277 was cancelled.
The airport reported an incident involving a Westjet Boeing 737-800 aircraft with 164 souls on board. The airport is relieved to report there were no injuries though 3 individuals were taken for medical evaluation. The aircraft sustained damage to the right hand wing.
The airline reported: "WestJet flight 2276, operating from Toronto, experienced a hard landing upon arrival at Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) at 17:29 UTC today." The passengers were evacuated via slides, there are no reported injuries.
On Sep 8th 2025 the Canadian TSB reported they are investigating the accident and have dispatched an investigation team to Sint Maarten.
On Nov 10th 2025 the TSB reported:
- The initial review of the flight data recorder data indicates that this was not a hard landing event.
- During the aircraft examination, the right gear aft trunnion pin was found fractured. The two portions of the aft trunnion pin were sent to the TSB Engineering Laboratory in Ottawa, Ontario, and are awaiting further examination.
- The right main landing gear was overhauled in 2016.
- The evacuation was a planned evacuation and was conducted on the left side of the aircraft. There was one reported minor injury sustained during the evacuation. No injuries were reported due to the gear collapse.
- The TSB is reviewing previous occurrences involving aft trunnion pin fractures on Boeing 737 aircraft.
Related NOTAM:
A0506/25 NOTAMN
Q) TJZS/QFALC/IV/NBO/A/000/999/1802N06307W005
A) TNCM
B) 2509071807 C) 2509080100
E) AD CLSD DUE DISABLED ACFT.
Metars:
TNCM 071900Z 11013KT 9999 VCSH SCT016 31/27 Q1015 NOSIG RMK VCSH S=
TNCM 071800Z 11014KT 9999 SCT016 31/27 Q1015 NOSIG=
TNCM 071736Z COR 11012KT 9999 5000NE VCSH FEW///CB SCT016 32/27 Q1015 NOSIG RMK VCSH NE=
TNCM 071700Z 12013KT 9999 -SHRA FEW///CB SCT016TCU 31/27 Q1016 NOSIG RMK CB SE/ TCU SW=
TNCM 071600Z 12013KT 9999 FEW018 31/27 Q1016 NOSIG=
TNCM 071500Z 11010KT 9999 FEW018 30/27 Q1017 NOSIG=
TNCM 071400Z 11011KT 060V130 9999 VCSH FEW016 31/27 Q1017 NOSIG RMK VCSH S=
Aircraft Registration Data
Aircraft registration data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 7, 2025
Classification
Accident
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-2276
Departure
Toronto, Canada
Destination
Sint Maarten, Sint Maarten
Aircraft Registration
C-GWSR
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
TNCM
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