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| Date: | Saturday 25 May 1996 |
| Time: | 15:13 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD-11F |
| Owner/operator: | Korean Air |
| Registration: | HL7373 |
| MSN: | 48409/490 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 15896 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W 4460 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Los Angeles, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage International Airport, AK (ANC/PANC) |
| (KLAX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was cleared to land on runway 25L at LAX with the first officer flying the approach manually. The crew of a commuter aircraft holding for departure witnessed the landing and the tail strike upon touchdown. According to information from the flight data recorder, the airspeed fell below Vref with a corresponding increase in the rate of descent. The attitude of the aircraft was 12 degrees nose high when the tail contacted the runway coincident with the main gear touchdown. The crew did not to use the appropriate checklist, nor arm the spoilers for the approach and landing.
Probable Cause: the crew's failure to maintain the proper approach airspeed and rate of descent. Contributing to the accident was the crew's failure to follow the checklist and inadequate supervision by the pilot-in-command.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX96FA206
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 April 1999 | HL7373 | Korean Air | 3 | 10 km SW of Shanghai-Hongqiao Airport (SHA) |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2024 16:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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