# Accident 19970731020129A: Doug MD11F, Newark, NJ, July 31, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1997
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 40.6925° N, 74.1687° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6925&lon=-74.1687&mi=10
- Aircraft: N611FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N611FE-2012-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F (registry code 3023600, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CJ610-8&9 (registry code 30014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cj610-8-9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD11F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA97MA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA97MA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970731020129A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON LANDING, SKIDDED DOWN RUNWAY, CAME TO REST INVERTED, CAUGHT FIRE, BURNED.

## 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 DCA97MA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA97MA055), Jul 31, 1997: McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (N611FE), Newark, NJ, destroyed. Probable cause: The captain's overcontrol of the airplane during the landing and his failure to execute a go-around from a destabilized flare. Contributing to the accident was the captain's concern with touching…

## Other reports on N611FE (1)

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

- [Accident 19941104040729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941104040729A), Nov 4, 1994: Doug MD11F (N611FE), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Landed hard. Bounced. Tail hit runway. Damaged aft fuselage. Unstabilized approach and improper shock servicing.

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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