McDonnell Douglas MD-11F IDUPO
19 August 1994 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 August 1994 at about 18:08 local time, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11F registered IDUPO, operated by Alitalia, was involved in an accident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 267 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:08
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- O'hare International (ORD)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas MD-11F
- Registration
- IDUPO
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Alitalia
- Operating rule
- Part 129: Foreign
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Rome, Italy → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI94MA290
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 267 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 267 |
Probable cause
THE FIRST OFFICER'S IMPROPER FLARE AND IMPROPER USE OF FLIGHT CONTROLS DURING THE LANDING FLARE/TOUCHDOWN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING ON INITIAL TOUCHDOWN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE NOSE TIRES FAILED, DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE GENERAL AREA OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SUPPORT STRUCTURE, AND THERE WAS FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE TO THE #1 AND #3 ENGINES. THE FLIGHT DATA RECORDER (FDR) DATA INDICATED THAT THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN ACCELERATION HAD A VALUE OF 1.9488 G'S. AT THAT TIME, THE THROTTLE RESOLVER ANGLES INDICATED 52.03, 51.33 AND 49.22 DEGREES FOR THE NUMBER ONE, TWO AND THREE ENGINES, RESPECTIVELY. ALSO, THE FDR REVEALED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED FOUR OSCILLATIONS IN THE PITCH AXIS. THE MAXIMUM PITCH ANGLE DURING THIS TIME WAS +5.98 DEGREES NOSE UP, AND THE MINIMUM VALUE WAS -2.46 DEGREES NOSE DOWN. DURING THIS TIME FRAME, SPOILER POSITIONS NEVER EXCEEDED 8.0 DEGREES OF DEFLECTION AND THE NOSE WEIGHT ON WHEELS PARAMETER CHANGED FOUR TIMES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other McDonnell Douglas MD-11F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 1999 | McDonnell Douglas MD-11F | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Fedex | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1999 | McDonnell Douglas MD-11F | Subic Bay, Philippines | Federal Express, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 2002 | McDonnell Douglas MD-11F | Subic Bay, Philippines | Federal Express Corp | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 2002 | McDonnell Douglas MD-11F | Seatac, Washington, United States | Federal Express Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 2003 | McDonnell Douglas MD-11F | Jamaica, New York, United States | Gemini Air Cargo Inc | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 2005 | McDonnell Douglas MD-11F | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 1994 | Piper PA-28-140 | Kankakee, Illinois, United States | Koerner Aviation, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1994 | Cessna 150 | Alton, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1994 | Remote Sensing CIRRUS VK-30 | Lk In the Hills, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Jul 1994 | Cessna 175 | Cottage Hill, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1994 | Piper PA-22 | Harvard, Illinois, United States | Edwin D. Swart | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1994 | Hucke Ronald L PARSON-2P | Monmouth, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |