McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 N1836U
25 March 1998 · Denver, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 March 1998 at about 02:08 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 registered N1836U was involved in an incident near Denver, Colorado, United States. 299 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 02:08
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Denver, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Denver International (DEN)
- Coordinates
- 39.8493, -104.7006
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
- Registration
- N1836U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Seattle
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- FTW98IA158
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 299 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 299 |
Probable cause
The total failure of one main landing gear tire.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While on takeoff roll, the left number 2 main tire tread separated from the casing. Part of the tire went through the number one engine and another portion punctured the left wing. The crew operated the number one engine at reduced power due to vibration and after dumping fuel returned to the departure airport. A precautionary landing was performed and the passengers were deplaned and bussed to the terminal. Aircraft damage was foreign object damage to the number one engine and holes in the lower wing skin adjacent to the left main landing gear wheel well. Laboratory examination of the tire provided evidence that the failure was due to fatigue due to overheat caused by multiple retreading of the tire.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other McDonnell Douglas DC-10 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 1998 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Continental Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 1998 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Northwest Airlines, Inc | Unknown | - |
| 8 Mar 1998 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | Manchester, United Kingdom | Continental Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1998 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | Shannon, Ireland | Continental Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1997 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | San Juan | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1997 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | Atlantic Ocean | Laker Airways, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 1998 | Mooney M20F | Fort Collins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Jan 1998 | Aviat A-1 | Buena Vista, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1998 | Cessna 182E | Steamboat Sprng, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1998 | Champion 7GCAA | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1998 | Beechcraft 23 | Colorado Sprngs, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1998 | Enstrom F-28C-2 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |