Douglas DC-10 crash, Dec 18, 2003, Memphis
Douglas DC-10 accident on December 18, 2003 near Memphis, Tennessee, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The first officer's failure to apply...
- Date: December 18, 2003
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-10
- Location: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The first officer's failure to apply crosswind landing technique and to arrest the descent rate before touchdown, and the captain's failure to monitor the first officer and initiate corrective action during the approach and landing.
A FedEx DC-10-10F cargo flight from Oakland landed hard at Memphis. The right main landing gear collapsed after touchdown, the aircraft veered off the runway and a post-crash fire destroyed its right wing. Two crew members and five non-revenue pilots were on board, and the first officer and one non-revenue pilot received minor injuries during evacuation.