# Accident 19960516014399A: Doug MD11F, Anchorage, AK, May 16, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1996, 06:33 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 61.1602° N, 149.9896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1602&lon=-149.9896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N614FE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N614FE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F (registry code 3023600, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-80 series (registry code 30025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD11F
- Reported engine: GE CF680C2*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,500 total, 1,047 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96FA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960516014399A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED HIGH SINK ON FINAL BOUNCED THREE TIMES LANDING AND TWO TAIL STRIKES. BLAMED WINDSHEAR. GPWS, NO SOUND.

## 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 ANC96FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96FA072), May 16, 1996: McDonnell Douglas MD-11-F (N614FE), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision, which allowed the airplane (MD-11) to encounter wake turbulence from a larger/heavy jet airplane (Boeing 747), while on a short final approach for…

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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