Plane Crash List

McDonnell Douglas MD-11 N90187

17 September 1992 · Yuma, Arizona, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 17 September 1992 at about 05:20 local time, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 registered N90187, operated by McDonnel Douglass Corp, was involved in an incident near Yuma, Arizona, United States. 8 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 05:20
Classification
Incident
Location
Yuma, Arizona, United States
Nearest airport
Yuma Intl (YUM)
Coordinates
32.7197, -114.5094
Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas MD-11
Registration
N90187
Category
Airplane
Engines
3
Operator
McDonnel Douglass Corp
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Minor
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Bright
NTSB number
LAX92IA390

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
8 0 0 0 8

Probable cause

AN UNSTABLE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE CENTER BODY MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

MCDONNELL DOUGLAS INSTRUMENTED A FLIGHT TEST MD11 TO EXPLORE TWO PREVIOUS IN SERVICE INCIDENTS OF CENTER MAIN BODY LANDING GEAR DRAG LINK FAILURES. THE TEST PROTOCOL WAS DESIGNED TO REPLICATE THE KNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE TWO IN SERVICE FAILURES. DURING THE LANDING ON THE TEST FLIGHT, A FAILURE OF THE DRAG LINK WAS INDUCED, WHICH ALLOWED THE CENTER MAIN BODY GEAR TO FOLD AFT DAMAGING THE WHEEL WELL AND ADJACENT SKIN PANELS. EXAMINATION OF THE INSTRUMENTATION DATA REVEALED THAT THE DRAG LINK FAILURE WAS THE RESULT OF A DYNAMIC INSTABILITY OF THE CENTER BODY GEAR DUE TO AN UNFAVORABLE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE CENTER BODY LANDING GEAR AND THE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEM (INCLUDING THE ANTI SKID AND AUTO BRAKE SUB SYSTEMS). AS A CORRECTIVE ACTION, THE MANUFACTURER DEVELOPED A MODIFICATION TO THE ANTI SKID CONTROL UNIT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other McDonnell Douglas MD-11 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
2 Aug 1992 McDonnell Douglas MD-11
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1 May 1993 McDonnell Douglas MD-11
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6 Apr 1993 McDonnell Douglas MD-11
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Shemya, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
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4 Nov 1994 McDonnell Douglas MD-11/F
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14 Oct 1994 McDonnell Douglas MD-11
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no coordinates
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29 Jun 1994 McDonnell Douglas MD-11
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no coordinates
- Serious injuries -

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no coordinates
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