# NTSB DCA13WA002: Mcdonnell Douglas MD11, N988AR, Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 13, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 13, 2012, 22:55 local (22:55 UTC)
- Place: Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Coordinates: -23.427142, -46.479916
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-23.4271&lon=-46.4799&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 85345
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA13WA002
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/85345/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13WA002

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094) (defining event); cases with it: [Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=3023600), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N988AR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N988AR-2018-03-01), registration cancelled 2018-03-01, S/N 48434, built 1991 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD11 (UNDESIGNAT)
- Registry model: [Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11f) (registry code 3023600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [GE CF6-80 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80-series) (registry code 30025, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 48434
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: Centurion Air Cargo Inc

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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