28-07-2006, 07:39 PM
I was on my way back to the office after lunch today and learned a MD-10's left main gear collapsed while landing on RWY 18R in
Memphis. That particular MD-10 flew over my house while on the approach(the outer marker is across the street from my home). I had
noticed all of the aircraft making approaches have been heavily crabbed into the wind, so it seems feasible to me that the MD-10 may not
have exited the crab prior to touchdown and placed too much side loading on the left main gear. This incident is quite similar to the DC-
10 incident last December in Memphis that had the same problem. I suppose all of the MD-10/DC-10 crews need to go back to learning
crosswind landing techniques
Post Edited ( 07-28-06 20:41 )
Memphis. That particular MD-10 flew over my house while on the approach(the outer marker is across the street from my home). I had
noticed all of the aircraft making approaches have been heavily crabbed into the wind, so it seems feasible to me that the MD-10 may not
have exited the crab prior to touchdown and placed too much side loading on the left main gear. This incident is quite similar to the DC-
10 incident last December in Memphis that had the same problem. I suppose all of the MD-10/DC-10 crews need to go back to learning
crosswind landing techniques
Post Edited ( 07-28-06 20:41 )
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