ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas MD-11F N611FE Newark International Airport, NJ (EWR)
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Thursday 31 July 1997
Time:01:31
Type:Silhouette image of generic MD11 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
McDonnell Douglas MD-11F
Operator:FedEx
Registration: N611FE
MSN: 48604/553
First flight: 1993
Total airframe hrs:13034
Cycles:2950
Engines: 3 General Electric CF6-80C2D1F
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Newark International Airport, NJ (EWR) (   United States of America)
Crash site elevation: 5 m (16 feet) amsl
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Anchorage International Airport, AK (ANC/PANC), United States of America
Destination airport:Newark International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR), United States of America
Flightnumber: 14
Narrative:
The aircraft touched down 1175 feet down runway 22R at 149 knots with a 500f/min descent rate and 1,67g acceleration. The flight bounced, yawed and rolled right, and touched down again 2275 feet from the threshold, at 1,7g (lateral acceleration 0,4g to the right) and dragging the no. 3 engine 238 feet further on. The right roll, pinning the no. 3 engine to the ground, possibly continued until the right wing's spars broke. The MD-11 skidded off the right side of the runway and ended up on its back 4800 feet from the threshold and just short of Terminal B.
The aircraft, N611FE, had suffered a similar incident (bounced on landing) in Anchorage, November 4, 1994.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The captain’s overcontrol of the airplane during the landing and his failure to execute a go-around from a destabilized flare. Contributing to the accident was the captain’s concern with touching down early to ensure adequate stopping distance."

Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: NTSB
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 3 years
Accident number: NTSB/AAR-00-02
Download report: Final report

Classification:
Heavy landing
Runway mishap

Sources:
» Aviation Week & Space Technology 15.09.1997 (31-32)
» Aviation Week & Space Technology 11.08.1997 (38)


Follow-up / safety actions

NTSB issued 12 Safety Recommendations

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photo of MD-11F-N611FE
accident date: 31-07-1997
type: McDonnell Douglas MD-11F
registration: N611FE
photo of MD-11F-N611FE
accident date: 31-07-1997
type: McDonnell Douglas MD-11F
registration: N611FE
photo of MD-11F-N611FE
accident date: 31-07-1997
type: McDonnell Douglas MD-11F
registration: N611FE
 

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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Anchorage International Airport, AK to Newark International Airport, NJ as the crow flies is 5368 km (3355 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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