McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 N388FE
10 August 2002 · Tampa, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 August 2002 at about 09:40 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 registered N388FE was involved in an incident near Tampa, Florida, United States. 4 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 09:40
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Tampa, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tampa International Airport (TPA)
- Coordinates
- 27.9753, -82.5331
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
- Registration
- N388FE
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Memphis → Tampa
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- ATL02IA155
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The failure of the left main landing gear retract cylinder support frame due to fatigue.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The captain lowered the landing gear on base leg and heard a loud bang followed by the airplane shuddering. An emergency was declared and the flight crew conducted the emergency abnormal procedures. A forced landing was made to the destination airport and all main landing gear tires blew out. The flight crew completed an emergency shutdown and evacuated the airplane with out further incident. Examination of the airplane revealed a failure of the left hand main landing gear retract cylinder support frame due to fatigue, the breaking of the hydraulic lines attached to the retract cylinder, dumping of hydraulic fluid overboard, and the deactivation of the antiskid system.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 2002 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40F | San Salvador, El Salvador | Centurion Air Cargo, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 2002 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | Int'l Waters | Northwest Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 2003 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 2001 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 2000 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Continental Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 2000 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F | Newark, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2002 | Cessna 182Q | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2002 | Agusta A119 | Okeechobee, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 2002 | Cessna 172P | Lutz, Florida, United States | Troy Mason Heidel | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 2002 | Beagle B-206 SERIES 2 | McAlpin, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jan 2002 | Mooney M20J | Lake Placid, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2002 | Piper PA-46-310P | Osteen, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |