# Accident 20121226028609A: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F, Memphis, TN, December 26, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 2012, 02:00 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 35.0425° N, 89.9767° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0425&lon=-89.9767&mi=10
- Aircraft: N612FE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N612FE) (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: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-11F
- Reported engine: GE CF6-80 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 6,696 total, 2,827 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA13CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13CA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121226028609A

## Narrative

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

WHILE BEING MARSHALLED INTO THE "E" DEICE PAD, FDX1480 STRUCK A DEICE TRUCK  AT THE #8 SLAT. THE NTSB CLASSIFIED THE EVENT AS AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE WING DAMAGE. AFTER INVESTIGATION, FDEA FOUND THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT TO BE SUPERVISORY ERROR BECAUSE THE DE-ICE CREW WAS NOT INFORMED THAT THE "E" DEICE PAD REQUIRED AN AIRCRAFT TO BE OFFSET FROM THE TAXIWAY CENTERLINE. FDEA IMPLEMENTED IMMEDIATE CORRECTIONS TO ITS DEICE PROCEDURES.

## 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 DCA13CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13CA035), Dec 26, 2012: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F (N612FE), Memphis, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the operator's failure to provide appropriate training and documentation for ground personnel, leading the marshaller to inadvertently guide the airplane into the collision.

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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