Aircraft Accident Report: Crash during Landing Federal Express, Inc. McDonnel Douglas MD-11, N611FE Newark International Airport, Newark, New Jersey

Abstract

This report explains the accident involving Federal Express flight 14, an MD-11, which crashed while landing on runway 22R at Newark International Airport Newark, New Jersey, on July 3 1, 1997. Safety issues discussed in this report focus on landing techniques, bounced landing recovery, and training tools and policies that promote proactive decision-making to go around if an approach is unstabilized. Safety issues also include the use of on board computers to determine the required runway length for landing, MD-11 handling characteristics and structural integrity requirements, hard landing inspection requirements, and tracking hazardous materials.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 31, 1997
Accession Number
ADA387307

Entities

Organizations

  • National Transportation Safety Board

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Configurations
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Altimeters
  • Aviation Accidents
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Computer Programs
  • Control Systems
  • Flight Recorders
  • Flight Training
  • Fuselages
  • Nose Wheels
  • Radar Altimeters
  • Spars
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management