Fedex MD11 at Denver on Jan 25th 2013, tail strike on landing
Last Update: April 29, 2013 / 22:32:00 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 25, 2013
Classification
Accident
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
Fedex
Departure
Memphis, United States
Destination
Denver, United States
Aircraft Registration
N618FE
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-11
ICAO Type Designator
MD11
First information suggests the aircraft received substantial damage including some collapsed floor inside the fuselage.
On Jan 27th 2013 the FAA reported the aircraft received substantial damage when it struck its tail onto the runway and rated the occurrence an accident.
Following 10 days of repairs in Denver the aircraft was ferried to Los Angeles,CA (USA) at a maximum altitude of 10,000 feet on Feb 4th 2013. The aircraft is still on the ground in Los Angeles for repairs (Standing Mar 30th 2013).
On Mar 30th 2013 the NTSB reported the aircraft received substantial damage to its tail when the aircraft struck its tail onto runway 17 (editorial note: the NTSB did not specify 17L or 17R). The aircraft taxied normally to the gate where the damage was discovered. The NTSB have opened an investigation into the accident.
After conducting test flights on Apr 27th (FX-9066) and Apr 28th 2013 (FX-9070) the aircraft is scheduled to resume service on Apr 30th 2013.
Metars:
KDEN 251353Z 16012KT 10SM FEW100 SCT200 01/M06 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP192 T00061061
KDEN 251253Z 15013KT 10SM FEW100 SCT200 02/M04 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP180 T00221044
KDEN 251153Z 16013KT 10SM FEW100 SCT200 M01/M06 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP180 T10061061 10083 21022 58003
KDEN 251053Z 16011KT 10SM FEW100 SCT200 M01/M07 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP179 T10061067
KDEN 250953Z 15011KT 10SM FEW100 SCT200 M01/M06 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP180 T10061061
KDEN 250853Z 16008KT 10SM FEW180 SCT200 01/M06 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP177 T00061061 53009
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 25, 2013
Classification
Accident
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
Fedex
Departure
Memphis, United States
Destination
Denver, United States
Aircraft Registration
N618FE
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-11
ICAO Type Designator
MD11
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