# Incident 20121015024649I: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F, Louisville, KY, October 15, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2012, 23:43 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Louisville International-Standiford Fie
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: IPXA
- Location: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2542&lon=-85.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N295UP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N295UP-2025-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F (registry code 3023600, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4460 (registry code 51673, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4460) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-11F
- Reported engine: P & W PW4460
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 753 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121015024649I

## Narrative

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

DURING A CAT III FLIGHT CONFIDENCE CHECK WHILE LANDING AT SDF, THE AIRCRAFT FLARED NORMALLY, TOUCHED DOWN, BUT NOSE CONTINUED TO RISE.  THE PILOT REGAINED CONTROL, DISCONNECTED THE A/P AND CONTINUED ROLLOUT.  THE AIRCRAFT TAIL STRUCK THE RUNWAY CAUSING DMAGE TO THE LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN, #3 VHF ANTENNA , AND TWO DRAIN MASTS.  THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO PRIMARY STRUCTURE.

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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