Accident · 1998-11-11
What the record says
- Event date
- 1998-11-11
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (N801DE)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The flight crew's entry of an incorrect weight figure in the Flight Management System (FMS) computer, resulting in the approach being flown at an improper (low) Vref speed and an excessively nose-high attitude through the landing flare.
Source: NTSB case SEA99LA014Flight 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.