MD-11 Accident - Japan Mar 22

[Justme]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/29828730#29828730

 

[tech2101]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/29828730#29828730

Thoughts an prayers are with the family members of the crew.

Another FEDEX DC-10/MD-11 bounce.

I seem to remember one in Memphis and one in Newark.

Adding a youtube video of the bounce and crash.

 

[USAir757]

Bounce indeed! They were all over the place.

Thoughts and prayers. This is bad news.

 

[whatkindoffreshhell]

CNN is reporting 50mph winds during the landing.

I'm no expert but after watching the video that sure was some finger-of-God force that caused the plane to bounce.

 

[jimntx]

It looks like right before touching, the nose went from nose-high attitude (as it should be on all a/c, I assume) to suddenly being down as if the nose gear touched first. I'm guessing that ain't good.

 

[FA Mikey]

Anyone know the A/C number? I assume it was an old AA bird.

 

[Borescope]

It looks like right before touching, the nose went from nose-high attitude (as it should be on all a/c, I assume) to suddenly being down as if the nose gear touched first. I'm guessing that ain't good.

Jim,
The DC-10 would pitch up on landing when the spoilers deployed. I assume the MD-11 is the same. From the video it look like the aircraft bounced off the very beginning of the runway, which would deploy the spoilers if they were armed. When the nose pitched up they must have tried to compensate by pushing the nose down and it appears they over compensated, hitting the nose and bouncing again. This time with the roll. Sad to see this happen.

My prayers are with the families.

 

[boxer]

23 MAR 2009 McDonnell Douglas MD-11F (N526FE) of FedEx, Tokyo-Narita Airport (NRT)- 2(2 )

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ASN ACCIDENT DIGEST 2009-8
Date: 23 MAR 2009
Time: 06:48
Type: McDonnell Douglas MD-11F
Operator: FedEx
Registration: N526FE
C/n / msn: 48600/560
First flight: 1993
Engines: 3 Pratt & Whitney PW4460
Crew: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Passengers: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Airplane damage: Written off
Location: Tokyo-Narita Airport (NRT) (Japan)
Phase: Landing
Nature: Cargo
Departure airport: Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)
Destination airport: Tokyo-Narita Airport (NRT)
Flightnumber: 80
FedEx flight 80 departed Guangzhou (CAN), China on a cargo flight to Tokyo-Narita (NRT). The MD-11 landed in high winds on runway 16R/34L. The airplane is understood to have bounced on first touchdown, then dropped from 50-100 ft onto the nosewheel at which point, the plane rapidly banked to the left. The port wing impacted the ground and a fire erupted. The MD-11 rolled further onto its back and slid off the runway. Weather reported around the accident time (21:48 UTC): 2009/03/22 21:00 RJAA 222100Z 30013G28KT 260V330 9999 FEW020 13/M01 Q0998 NOSIG RMK 1CU020 A2948 2009/03/22 21:00 RJAA 222100Z 30013G28KT 260V330 9999 FEW020 13/M01 Q0998 NOSIG 2009/03/22 21:08 RJAA 222108Z 31025G35KT 9999 FEW020 12/M01 Q0998 RMK 1CU020 A2949 2009/03/22 21:30 RJAA 222130Z 32026G40KT 9999 FEW020 12/M02 Q0999 WS R34L NOSIG 2009/03/22 21:30 RJAA 222130Z 32026G40KT 9999 FEW020 12/M02 Q0999 WS R34L NOSIG RMK 1CU020 A2952 P/RR 2009/03/22 21:30 RJAA 222130Z 32026G40KT 9999 FEW020 12/M02 Q0999 WS R34L NOSIG
Sources:
» Kyodo, Asahi

AIRCRAFT PROFILE MD-11
Last fatal accident involving a MD-11: 22-AUG-1999 MD-11 B-150 China Airlines - 3 fatalties (3501 days ago)
Total number of hull-losses: 5 (of which 5 were accidents)
4th worst accident involving a MD-11
Survival rate for all fatal MD-11 accidents: on average 57.0 % of all occupants survived fatal accidents


COUNTRY PROFILE JAPAN
Last fatal airliner/bizjet accident in Japan: 21-MAY-2003 Learjet U-36A 9202 Japanese Navy - 4 fatalities (2133 days ago)
Total number of fatal airliner/bizjet accidents: 44
Total number of airliner/bizjet fatalities: 1964
43rd worst airliner/bizjet accident in Japan
The country is rated Cat. 1 in FAA's International Aviation Safety Assessment Program (IASA)
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[LD3]

Thoughts and prayers to the families and to all at FedEx...

 

[cltvff]

Anyone know the A/C number? I assume it was an old AA bird.

I believe it was N526FE, former Delta ship N813DE.

http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Plane-crashe...r1284918054.jpg

 

[robbedagain]

my thoughts and prayers are with the 2 flight crews and their entire families as well as with FedEx.