# Accident 19900418010239A: Doug DC1010F, Los Angeles, CA, April 18, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1990, 04:33 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 33.9504° N, 118.4009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9504&lon=-118.4009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68056, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68056-2009-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10-10F (registry code 3022112, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-10-10f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-6D (registry code 30076, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1010F
- Reported engine: GE CF66D
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,187 total, 3,690 in this make and model, 139 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900418010239A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

EXCESSIVE PITCH UP ON LANDING FLARE CAUSING TAIL STRIKE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX90FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA148), Apr 18, 1990: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10F (N68056), Los Angeles, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT FAILED TO ADHERE TO ESTABLISHED LANDING PROCEDURES, MAINTAIN A STABILIZED APPROACH, AND ALLOWED THE AIRSPEED TO GO BELOW THE PREDICTED V.

## Other reports on N68056 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19801006082419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801006082419I), Oct 6, 1980: Doug DC1010F (N68056), Houston, TX. Hydraulic quantity dropped to one gallon en route. Replaced isolation valve and one hydraulic pump.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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