# Accident 20050607009629A: Doug MD11F, Louisville, KY, June 7, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2005, 01:22 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Louisville International Apt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: IPXA
- Location: 38.1742° N, 85.7358° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1742&lon=-85.7358&mi=10
- Aircraft: N250UP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N250UP) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 39 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05FA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050607009629A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC05FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05FA094), Jun 7, 2005: McDonnell Douglas MD-11F (N250UP), Louisville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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