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Delta Flight 4819\u2019s<\/a> landing seemed routine \u2014 until it wasn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

For the 80 people on board, the world lurched immediately after the wheels hit the ground at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday afternoon. The plane sparked and burst into flames as it skidded along the runway, then it rolled onto its back, its right wing shearing off.<\/p>\n

In the blink of an eye, passengers found themselves hanging upside down, still strapped into their seats as jet fuel began running down the windows, said Pete Carlson<\/a>, one of those on the flight.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe absolute initial feeling is just, \u2018Need to get out of this,\u2019\u201d Mr. Carlson told CBC, the Canadian national broadcaster.<\/p>\n

But after a horrific string of fatal aviation accidents<\/a> over the past two months, this crash proved different. Flight attendants and passengers were able to help each other out of the emergency exits and onto the snow. At least 18 people were injured, including one adult and one child in critical but non-life threatening condition, but everyone was expected to survive. By late Monday, some of the injured passengers had been released from the hospital, Delta said.<\/p>\n

The jet, a Bombardier CRJ900 operated by a Delta subsidiary, Endeavor Air, was landing<\/a> at 2:15 p.m. Eastern time after a seemingly normal flight along the busy route between Minneapolis and Toronto.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe second that the wheels hit the ground, then everything happened,\u201d said Pete Koukov, a professional skier from Colorado, in an interview on Monday night. \u201cThe next thing I know, we\u2019re sideways.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n