What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 28, 2006 at 1125 CDT, federal express corporation flight 680 (FDX630), a MD10-10F, N391FE, crashed on landing at Memphis International Airport, Memphis, TN. The aircraft was landing on runway 18R when the left main landing gear (mgl) collapsed after touch down and the aircraft came to rest on the runway and a fire developed on the left side of the aircraft. The two pilots received minor injuries and a nonrevenue company pilot received no injuries. The post crash fire damaged the left wing, left engine and portions of the left side of the aircraft. FDX630 departed from seattle-tacoma international airport, seattle, WA and was operating under 14 CFR part 121 as a scheduled cargo flight; the flight was on an instrument flight plan. Thirty minutes after the accident the winds were reported as 270 degrees at 14 knots, gusting to 18 knots; visibility was 10 sm.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 28, 2006 AT 1125 CDT, FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION FLIGHT 680 (FDX630), A MD10-10F, N391FE, CRASHED ON LANDING AT MEMPHIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MEMPHIS, TN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 18R WHEN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR (MGL) COLLAPSED AFTER TOUCH DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY AND A FIRE DEVELOPED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE TWO PILOTS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND A NONREVENUE COMPANY PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE POST CRASH FIRE DAMAGED THE LEFT WING, LEFT ENGINE AND PORTIONS OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. FDX630 DEPARTED FROM SEATTLE-TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SEATTLE, WA AND WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 121 AS A SCHEDULED CARGO FLIGHT; THE FLIGHT WAS ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN. THIRTY MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE WINDS WERE REPORTED AS 270 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 18 KNOTS; VISIBILITY WAS 10 SM.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.