# NTSB DCA09WA075: Mcdonnell Douglas MD11, N384WA, Batco, Chile, April 17, 2009

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 17, 2009
- Place: Batco, Chile
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: The Boeing Company
- NTSB case key (mKey): 74616
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA09WA075
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/74616/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA09WA075

## Factual narrative

On April 16, 2009, an Arrow Cargo, MD-11F, registration N384WA, experienced a left nosewheel separation during its approach to Arturo Merino Benitez Airport (SCEL), Santiago, Chile. There were no injuries to the 5 crew members onboard, and the airplane was not damaged. The cargo flight originated from Ciudad del Este - Guarani International Airport (SGES), Ciudad del Este, Paraguay. The investigation is being conducted by the Chile Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC). The NTSB has assigned an Accredited Representative to assist the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the Country of Manufacture and Design of the airplane.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N384WA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD11
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: Arrow Air Inc
- Registered owner: Aercap Leasing
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: SCEL, Batco
- Destination: SGES, Ciudad del Este
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: SCEL, Arturo Merino Benitez 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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