WestJet Boeing 737 damaged after gear collapses in St Maarten: video

A WestJet Boeing 737-800 has sustained damage to its right wing and engine after suffering a heavy landing in St Maarten. The aircraft was operating a flight from Toronto when the incident occurred. No injuries were sustained by any of the passengers or crew.

The events unfolded on the afternoon of September 7, 2025, as the aircraft came into land at St Maarten’s Princess Juliana Airport (SXM) in the Dutch Antilles. The flight, operating under flight number WJA2276, was being operated by the carrier’s Boeing 737-800 with registration C-GWSR, a 16.6-year-old example of the twin-engine narrowbody.

WestJet flight 2276 departed Toronto at 08:41 local time for the five-hour flight to St Maarten. There were 164 passengers and crew on board. The flight was uneventful, and videos posted on social media show the aircraft on final approach into the famed Caribbean airport. These were taken at around 13:29 local time as the aircraft prepared to land.

WATCH: Scary moments at St. Maarten minutes ago— WestJet Boeing 737-8 (C-GWSR) suffers a hard landing, causing the right main gear to collapse.Flight #WS2276 was landing from Toronto,YYZ when the incident unfolded.: SHOWMECaribbean pic.twitter.com/5H4159xeF8— Turbine Traveller (@Turbinetraveler) September 7, 2025 The landing appears to be unfolding normally until the right main gear makes contact with the runway. Videos taken from inside the cabin show the impact of the right main gear, with some passengers clearly shocked at the force of the impact. Another video shows the aircraft sliding along the runway surface on its right engine nacelle before coming to rest. The pilot managed to keep the aircrfat on the runway with the use of the rudder.

The crew can then be heard asking the air traffic controller at the airport to dispatch the airport fire and rescue tenders to the aircraft.

Here’s the video captured from the cabin of WestJet Boeing 737-800 (C-GWSR) flight #WS2276 landing at Sint Maarten Princess Juliana Int’l Airport. https://t.co/J4O3tKzNoh pic.twitter.com/6NcQqwGMM0— Turbine Traveller (@Turbinetraveler) September 7, 2025 The 164 passengers were subsequently evacuated via the emergency slides, while the fire service sprayed fire-retardant foam over the right engine and wing. The passengers were subsequently taken to the terminal. With its single runway blocked, the airport was subsequently closed to all inbound and outbound traffic while the disabled WestJet aircraft was recovered.

“We are relieved to report there were no injuries, though three people were taken for medical examination, out of an abundance of caution,” said an airport statement. The airport said it was working “with local partners and heavy equipment providers to remove the aircraft from the runway safely.”

The Prime Minister of St Maarten, Dr Luc Mercelina, commended the “swift response” by emergency responders and said that “every measure is being taken to ensure that the airport resumes safe operations as soon as possible. The safety and security of travelers, our aviation personnel, and the general public remain our highest priority,” he added.

Un #Boeing 737-800 de #WestJet -Vol WS2276 en provenance de #Toronto au #Canada a eu un gros problème à l’atterrissage à #SaintMartin. Les 164 passagers sont saufs. #bondamanjak pic.twitter.com/l9wUHNzhSh— bondamanjak/gilles dégras (@gillesdegras) September 7, 2025 In a WestJet statement, the airline said it was awaiting confirmation of the exact nature of the incident and was fully cooperating with the authorities. “Our teams are focused on supporting our guests and crew, ensuring their safety and care remain our highest priority,” added the statement.

According to data obtained from ch-aviation, the aircraft was first delivered to WestJet in February 2009 and is leased from Nomura Babcock and Brown Aircraft Leasing. The aircraft is configured to seat 174 passengers in a single-class configuration. As of the time of writing, the aircraft remains on the ground in St Maarten awaiting inspection and repair.

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