Estado: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Fecha: | miércoles 6 mayo 2009 |
Hora: | 13:30 |
Tipo: | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER |
Operador: | World Airways |
Registración: | N139WA |
Numéro de série: | 46583/292 |
Año de Construcción: | 1979-07-02 (29 years 11 months) |
Horas Totales de la Célula: | 107814 |
Motores: | 3 General Electric CF6-50C2 |
Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 12 |
Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 168 |
Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 180 |
Daños en la Aeronave: | Considerable |
Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Ubicación: | Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (BWI) ( Estados Unidos de América)
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Fase: | Aterrizaje (LDG) |
Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico No Programado |
Aeropuerto de Salida: | Leipzig Airport (LEJ/EDDP), Alemania |
Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (BWI/KBWI), Estados Unidos de América |
Número de Vuelo: | 8535 |
Descripción:A DC-10-30, operated by World Airways as flight 8535, experienced a hard landing failing the left nose tire upon landing on runway 10 at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI). The flight crew executed a go-around and landed on runway 33L. The flight was a contract Defense Department Air Mobility Command flight from Leipzig (LEJ), Germany. There were 168 passengers and 12 crew members on board, 4 occupants were taken to a local hospital, and the first officer experienced a serious injury. The airplane had substantial damage to the nose gear, electronics and equipment bay, and forward pressure bulkhead. Weather was reported as visual conditions with light winds.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The captainÂ’s inappropriate control inputs following a firm landing, resulting in two hard nose-gear impacts before executing a go-around.
Contributing to the inappropriate control inputs was the captainÂ’s fatigue and physical discomfort; and a possible lack of practical consolidation of skills and experience due to a protracted and fragmented training period."
Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 5 months | Accident number: | DCA09FA048 | Download report: | Summary report
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Fuentes:
» NTSB
» NTSB Accident docket
Fotos
accident date:
06-05-2009type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER
registration: N139WA
accident date:
06-05-2009type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER
registration: N139WA
Map
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 Leipzig Airport to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD as the crow flies is 6600 km (4125 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
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.