# Accident 20041008029519A: Doug MD11F, Anchorage, AK, October 8, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2004, 16:28 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: WRLA
- Location: 61.1744° N, 149.9964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1744&lon=-149.9964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N275WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N275WA-2014-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F (registry code 3023600, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series (registry code 52119, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD11F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,900 total, 1,527 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05IA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05IA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041008029519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 08, 2004 WORLD AIRWAYS ATTEMPTED TO PERFORM A 2 ENGINE FERRY FLIGHT WITH THE CENTER GEAR RETRACTED. WHEN THE CAPTAIN RELEASED THE BRAKES AT THE START OF THE TAKEOFF RUN, THE AIRCRAFT WENT ON ITS TAIL AND SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE BELLY SKIN AND INTERNAL STRUCTURE. THE NTSB HAS DECLARED THIS AS AN ACCIDENT AND THE PRELIMINARY FINDING IS THAT WITH THE CENTER GEAR RETRACTED THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT CG CHANGE AND THE CREW DID NOT HAVE THE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION IN THEIR MANUALS AND DISPATCH PAPERWORK REGARDING TAKEOFF WITH THE CENTER GEAR RETRACTED. REFERENCE THE NTSB PRELIMINARY REPORT ANC05LA002 WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 18-22, 2004. (-23 AMENDMENT) AMENDED 10-21-2004---THE INCORRECT PILOT NAMES HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THIS FORM AND THE CORRECT PILOT NAMES WILL BE ADDED ON THE NEXT AMENDMENT. AMENDED 11-04-2004---THE CORRECT PILOT NAMES HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THIS FORM.

## 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 ANC05IA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05IA002), Oct 9, 2004: Boeing MD-11F (N275WA), Anchorage, AK, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The operator's failure to provide sufficient weight and balance information to the flight crew, which resulted in a center of gravity aft of the limit, and a tail strike during the takeoff roll.…

## Other reports on N275WA (1)

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

- [Incident 20040527011719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040527011719I), May 27, 2004: Doug MD11F (N275WA), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Wrla was providing wet lease service to china airlines. China airlines hired the ground handling contractor. The contract ground handling crew failed to…

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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