Accident · 2003-12-18

NTSB case DCA04MA011 · McDonnell Douglas MD-10-10F · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2003-12-18
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-10-10F (N364FE)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

1) the first officer's failure to properly apply crosswind landing techniques to align the airplane with the runway centerline and to properly arrest the airplane's descent rate (flare) before the airplane touched down; and 2) the captain's failure to adequately monitor the first officer's performance and command or initiate corrective action during the final approach and landing.

Source: NTSB case DCA04MA011

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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