Accident | |
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Date | July 28, 2006 |
Summary | Landing gear failure on landing due to metal fatigue |
Site | Memphis International Airport, Memphis, Tennessee, United States |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10F |
Aircraft name | Chandra |
Operator | FedEx Express |
Registration | N391FE |
Flight origin | Seattle-Tacoma International Airport |
Destination | Memphis International Airport, Memphis, Tennessee |
Occupants | 3 |
Passengers | 1 |
Crew | 2 |
Fatalities | 0 |
Injuries | 3 |
Survivors | 3 |
FedEx Express Flight 630 was a regular scheduled cargo flight from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Memphis International Airport, Memphis, Tennessee. On July 28, 2006, the McDonnell Douglas MD-10-10F operating the flight, crashed upon landing due to a landing gear failure.[1] The main left undercarriage collapsed seven seconds after touchdown causing the MD-10 to roll off the runway out of control. The aircraft finally came to a stop near taxiway M4 and caught fire. The fire consumed the wing and port engine and the crash and evacuation left everyone onboard injured.[2]