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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Doug MD-11F · Louisville, KY · June 7, 2005

Date: June 7, 2005 · 01:22 local
Place: Louisville, KY
Airport: Louisville International Apt
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: IPXA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N250UP
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC05FA094
Reported as: Doug MD11F
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total39 in this make and model39 in the last 90 days

N250UPRegistered now · Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11FS/N 48745 · Built 1995 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas MD-11F Engine modelGE CF6-80 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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(-23) The left nose tire was replaced in canton, china on June 5, 2005 due to being worn. During the next leg, the aircraft experienced a hard landing upon arriving into anchorage (anc), Alaska. The aircraft was inspected for a hard landing per the maintenance manual and no defects were noted during the inspection and the aircraft was returned to service. A new crew took command of the aircraft for the flight to Louisville, KY (sdf) and was informed of the hard landing on the inbound flight. Because of the prior hard landing, both crew members performed a walk around paying particular attention to the nose landing gear area. No defects were noticed on the pre-flight. During landing at sdf the crew heard a loud bang on initial touchdown, and assumed a nose tire blown. When the aircraft came to a complete stop the crew was informed that the right nose tire had started fire and they evacuated the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE LEFT NOSE TIRE WAS REPLACED IN CANTON, CHINA ON JUNE 5, 2005 DUE TO BEING WORN. DURING THE NEXT LEG, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING UPON ARRIVING INTO ANCHORAGE (ANC), ALASKA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED FOR A HARD LANDING PER THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED DURING THE INSPECTION AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. A NEW CREW TOOK COMMAND OF THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE FLIGHT TO LOUISVILLE, KY (SDF) AND WAS INFORMED OF THE HARD LANDING ON THE INBOUND FLIGHT. BECAUSE OF THE PRIOR HARD LANDING, BOTH CREW MEMBERS PERFORMED A WALK AROUND PAYING PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AREA. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTICED ON THE PRE-FLIGHT. DURING LANDING AT SDF THE CREW HEARD A LOUD BANG ON INITIAL TOUCHDOWN, AND ASSUMED A NOSE TIRE BLOWN. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE CREW WAS INFORMED THAT THE RIGHT NOSE TIRE HAD STARTED FIRE AND THEY EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC05FA094Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportLouisville, KYThe flying pilot's improper aircraft handling after main landing gear touchdown, which resulted in the collapse of the nose landing gear assembly. Conributing to the accident was the pilot-in-command's inadequate supervision during the landing.Jun 7, 2005 · Substantial damage