McDonnell Douglas MD-11 crash, Jul 27, 2010, Riyadh-King...
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 accident on July 27, 2010 near Riyadh-King Khaled, Manţiqat ar Riyāḍ, Saudi Arabia with no fatalities. Cause: Flight crew...
- Date: July 27, 2010
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-11
- Location: Riyadh-King Khaled, Manţiqat ar Riyāḍ, Saudi Arabia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Flight crew errors during landing: a delayed flare, failure to recognize the bounces, simultaneous and excessive control inputs by both pilots, and failure to apply the company bounced-landing procedure.
A Lufthansa Cargo MD-11F on cargo flight LH8460 from Frankfurt landed hard at Riyadh after a late flare, with the crew responding to repeated bounces through conflicting control inputs. The third touchdown ruptured the aft fuselage and fuel lines, a fire started, and the aircraft left the runway and came to rest with its nose gear collapsed. Both pilots escaped uninjured and the aircraft was written off.