What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 30, 2018 an atlas air Boeing 747-47UF (freighter aircraft), registration number N415MC, operating as atlas air flight gti 8060 departed al maktoum international airport (dwc) jebel ali, united arab emirates (uae) and proceeded to its scheduled destination, hkg. Five persons were aboard the aircraft: four pilot crewmembers and one mechanic/loadmaster. Reported wind conditions at the time of arrival in hkg were winds from 190 degrees at 16 knots, gusting to 26 knots. After touchdown on hkg runway 25, the aircraft began to drift left of runway centerline. An aggressive right rudder input was made in an attempt to correct the leftward drift. The aggressive right rudder input caused the left wing to rise which resulted in engines number three and four (the right wing engines) contacting the runway and damaging both engine pods. Damage also occurred to main landing gear tires. No injuries were reported
Reviewed 12/13/18. Jxb.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 30, 2018 AN ATLAS AIR BOEING 747-47UF (FREIGHTER AIRCRAFT), REGISTRATION NUMBER N415MC, OPERATING AS ATLAS AIR FLIGHT GTI 8060 DEPARTED AL MAKTOUM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (DWC) JEBEL ALI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE) AND PROCEEDED TO ITS SCHEDULED DESTINATION, HKG. FIVE PERSONS WERE ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT: FOUR PILOT CREWMEMBERS AND ONE MECHANIC/LOADMASTER. REPORTED WIND CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF ARRIVAL IN HKG WERE WINDS FROM 190 DEGREES AT 16 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 26 KNOTS. AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON HKG RUNWAY 25, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT LEFT OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE. AN AGGRESSIVE RIGHT RUDDER INPUT WAS MADE IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE LEFTWARD DRIFT. THE AGGRESSIVE RIGHT RUDDER INPUT CAUSED THE LEFT WING TO RISE WHICH RESULTED IN ENGINES NUMBER THREE AND FOUR (THE RIGHT WING ENGINES) CONTACTING THE RUNWAY AND DAMAGING BOTH ENGINE PODS. DAMAGE ALSO OCCURRED TO MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED
REVIEWED 12/13/18. JXB.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.