# NTSB DCA09RA041: Mcdonnell Douglas MD11, N526FE, Narita, Japan, March 23, 2009

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: March 23, 2009, 06:49 local (06:49 UTC)
- Place: Narita, Japan
- Coordinates: 35.76472, 140.386383 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7647&lon=140.3864&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 73529
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA09RA041
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73529/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA09RA041

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event); cases with it: [Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=3023600), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On March 23, 2009, at 0649 local time, a FedEx Boeing (McDonnell Douglas) MD-11 crashed upon landing at Narita International Airport (NRT), Narita, Japan. The flight originated at Guangzho Baiyun International Airport (CAN), Guangzho, China. Both pilots were killed and no other persons were onboard. The accident is being investigated by the Japan Transport Safety Board. All inquiries to this investigation should be directed to: JAPAN TRANSPORT SAFETY BOARD Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism 2-1-2, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8918 Japan Website: http://www.mlit.go.jp/jtsb/english.html

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N526FE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N526FE-2012-09-04), registration cancelled 2012-09-04, S/N 48600, built 1994 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD11 (F)
- Registry model: [Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11f) (registry code 3023600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (registry code 52119, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 560
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: FedEx Corporation
- Registered owner: FedEx Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: CAN, Guangzho
- Destination: NRT, Narita
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: NRT, Narita International Airport

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.

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