Mcdonnell Douglas MD 10-10F accident near Fort Lauderdale, FL
On October 28, 2016, a Mcdonnell Douglas MD 10-10F (airplane) was involved in an accident near Fort Lauderdale, FL. No one was seriously hurt. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 28, 2016
- Place
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Aircraft
- Mcdonnell Douglas MD 10-10F · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 26.078°N, 80.144°W
- NTSB ID
- 20161028X93712
Official records · DCA17MA022
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Sequence of events
- Miscellaneous/other (Prior to flight)
- Landing gear collapse (Landing-landing roll, defining event)
- Runway excursion (Landing-landing roll)
- Fire/smoke (post-impact) (Post-impact)
- Explosion (post-impact) (Post-impact)
NTSB findings
- Cause: Main landing gear · Fatigue/wear/corrosion (Aircraft › Aircraft systems › Landing gear system)
- Factor: Main landing gear · Inadequate inspection (Aircraft › Aircraft systems › Landing gear system)
- Factor: Adequacy of policy/proc · Operator (Organizational issues › Management › Policy/procedure)
Conditions
- Local time
- 9:51 PM
- Light
- Daylight
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Wind
- 50° at 15 kt, gusts 24
- Visibility
- 10 mi
- Cloud ceiling
- 4,100 ft
From Wikipedia
On October 28, 2016, FedEx Express Flight 910, a McDonnell Douglas MD-10-10F flying from Memphis International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport was involved in a runway skid after a landing gear collapse, which resulted in a fire partially destroying the left engine and wing. No one was killed, however, the captain suffered minor injuries.
Text from Wikipedia, “FedEx Express Flight 910”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
