# NTSB DCA10WA098: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F, N279WA, Kabul, Afghanistan, September 22, 2010

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 22, 2010, 00:00 local (00:00 UTC)
- Place: Kabul, Afghanistan
- 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: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 77391
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA10WA098
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/77391/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA10WA098

## 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: [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On Sept 22, 2010, a World Airways MD-11 scraped the right wingtip during a go-around at Kabul Afghanistan. The aircraft had minor damage and there were no injuries. The investigation is being conducted by the Civil Aviation Authority of Afghanistan. All inquiries should be directed to: President of Civil Aviation Operations Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism Ansari Watt, P.O. Box 165 Kabul Afghanistan

## Aircraft

- Registration: N279WA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-11F
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 48756
- Engines: P & W PW4460 60000 lbs thrust turbo fan; P & W PW4460 60000 lbs thrust turbo fan; P & W PW4460 60000 lbs thrust turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Registered owner: Cbsa Partners LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Airport: Kabul, runway 22

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 20100922055829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100922055829I), Sep 22, 2010: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F, Kabul, Minor damage. The aircraft landed firmly in windy conditions and and bounced. The bounce resulted in a firm impact on the nose gear and an excessive bank which caused a…

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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