# Accident 20060728014379A: Doug MD1010F, Memphis, TN, July 28, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2006, 16:24 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 35.1505° N, 90.0495° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1505&lon=-90.0495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N391FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N391FE-2011-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10-10F (registry code 3022112, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-10-10f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-6 series (registry code 30020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-6-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD1010F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,300 total, 4,402 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA06FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA06FA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060728014379A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DCA06FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA06FA058), Jul 28, 2006: Boeing MD-10-10F (N391FE), Memphis, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the left main landing gear due to fatigue cracking in the air filler valve hole on the aft side of the landing gear. The fatigue cracking occurred due to the presence of stray nickel…

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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