ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294478
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| Date: | Sunday 19 September 2004 |
| Time: | 12:43 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD-11F |
| Owner/operator: | FedEx |
| Registration: | N601FE |
| MSN: | 48401/447 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Memphis, Tennessee -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Oakland International Airport, CA (OAK/KOAK) |
| Memphis International Airport, TN (MEM/KMEM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The approach to landing was normal, and the crew stated that the touchdown was firm but not categorized as a hard landing. The airplane pitched up and bounced after touchdown and the captain became concerned that the airplane would porpoise. The speed had decreased to 107 knots, and reverse thrust had been initiated. The captain elected to conduct a go-around maneuver, and rotated the airplane to a nose high attitude of about 12 degrees prior to achieving sufficient airspeed and a positive rate of climb. The rear fuselage of the airplane contacted the runway for about 3,000 to 4,000 feet causing substantial damage to the airframe. The airplane lifted off, and the crew completed a second landing on runway 36R without further incident. Boeing training material and FedEx guidance states that "after reverse thrust is initiated, a full stop landing must be made. Do not attempt a go-around." Additionally, the FedEx tailstrike awareness training states that "the [pilot flying] must not exceed 10 degrees of pitch or retract the landing gear until the aircraft is safely airborne with a positive rate of climb."
Probable Cause: The pilot's over-rotation during a go-around maneuver initiated because of a bounced landing. The go-around maneuver was initiated at a low speed and high pitch angle, and after reverse thrust was selected, contrary to Boeing and FedEx training guidance.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DCA04MA082
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Oct-2022 18:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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