McDonnell Douglas MD-11 crash, Jul 31, 1997, Newark
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 accident on July 31, 1997 near Newark, New Jersey, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Captain's overcontrol during...
- Date: July 31, 1997
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-11
- Location: Newark, New Jersey, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Captain's overcontrol during landing and failure to execute a go-around from a destabilized flare; captain's concern with touching down early contributed
A FedEx MD-11 cargo flight from Anchorage landed hard at Newark in darkness, bounced, and rolled right before the aircraft came to rest inverted and burned. The captain overcontrolled the aircraft in a destabilized flare and did not go around. Five occupants escaped with minor injuries through a cockpit window.