FedEx Flight 647 Boeing MD-10-10F (MD-10) Aircraft N364FE Crash On Landing - NTSB

http://AviationExplorer.com - FedEx Flight 647 a Boeing MD-10-10F (MD-10) aircraft N364FE, was a flight between Oakland California and Memphis Tennessee that crashed during landing on December 18, 2003. The flight touched down and almost immediately the right landing gear collapsed. The plane veered off the right side of the runway, catching fire. The NTSB found that although the aircraft had encountered a crosswind during landing, the conditions were well within the safe capabilities of the aircraft. However, it was discovered that the first officer did not properly line up the plane before touchdown, nor did she slow the plane enough before touchdown, so that the plane came down excessively hard. As the plane came down, due to the crosswind, the right wing suddenly lowered approximately six degrees. This was beyond the design capabilities for the right main landing gear, and it snapped as a result.