Accident McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER N139WA, Wednesday 6 May 2009

Date:	Wednesday 6 May 2009
Time:	13:30
Type:	McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER
Owner/operator:	World Airways
Registration:	N139WA
MSN:	46583/292
Year of manufacture:	1979
Total airframe hrs:	107814 hours
Engine model:	General Electric CF6-50C2
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 180
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (BWI) - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:	Leipzig Airport (LEJ/EDDP)
Destination airport:	Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (BWI/KBWI)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
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: "The captains 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 captains 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: