# Incident 20100922055829I: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F, Kabul, September 22, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2010, 09:16 local time
- Place: Kabul
- Airport: Kabul Afghanistan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WRLA
- Aircraft: N279WA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-11F
- Reported engine: P & W PW4460
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA10WA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA10WA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100922055829I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED FIRMLY IN WINDY CONDITIONS AND AND BOUNCED.  THE BOUNCE RESULTED IN  A FIRM IMPACT ON THE NOSE GEAR AND AN EXCESSIVE BANK WHICH CAUSED A WINGLET TO CONTACT THE GROUND.  THE CREW INITIATED A GO-AROUND AND LANDED A SECOND TIME.THE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT THAT FOLLOWED CONFIRMED NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND THE WINGLET TO BE REMOVED AND LISTED ON THE MEL.

## 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 DCA10WA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA10WA098), Sep 22, 2010: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F (N279WA), Kabul, Afghanistan, incident, minor damage

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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