A WestJet 737 from Toronto to St. Maarten experienced what might have been a collapsed landing gear on touching down at Princess Juliana International Airport on Sunday, temporarily halting flights.

There were no injuries to any of the 164 on board flight 2276. The airplane came to a halt in the middle of the runway. Foam was spread and passengers were evacuated via slides.

In a statement, the airport called the event an incident. But stay tuned. Damage to the engine, wing and landing gear could shove this into the substantial damage category, making today’s event an accident.

WestJet, saying it had not confirmed the nature of the event, called it a “hard landing”. They’ll get more from the flight data recorder. But online commentary suggests that the right gear hit first and with too much impact, causing it to collapse. I’ve looked at the video multiple times, and what strikes me is in the split second before touching down, the right landing gear appears to pop and dangle. (Scroll the video to 13:29)

Drama at St. Maarten’s airport is always big news because the airport is internationally famous for its dramatic approach, its live camera and its top dog position among aviation geeks and plane spotters.

I won’t ever forget the time WestJet came too close to the water on approach to St. Maarten’s airport in 2017, a harrowing event that was documented by photographer and planespotter, Christine Garner. When I posted the photo, dozens of commenters and WestJet suggested the image was doctored and challenged my reporting. But one year later, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada confirmed the jetliner had come within 3 seconds of crashing.

Today’s airport cameras provide important information. Just look at the crash on takeoff of Air India earlier this year. While a chorus of commentators was insisting the plane’s loss of engine power had to be the result of an intentional act by the pilot, photo evidence shows the ram air turbine deploying even as the Boeing 787 Dreamliner was lifting off the ground. That’s a fact, backed up by videotape that is inconsistent with a pilot sequentially cutting the fuel supply to the engines.

There’s a clear, if very fast view of WestJet flight 2276 landing in St. Maarten. Take a look and leave a comment about what that looks like to you.

With special thanks to Christine Garner for her reporting from SXM.