Accident: Mcdonnell Douglas MD 10-10F
Oct 28, 2016 · Fort Lauderdale, FL
NTSB numberDCA17MA022Event id20161028X93712
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 2
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The failure of the left main landing gear (MLG) due to fatigue cracking that initiated at a corrosion pit. The pit formed in the absence of a required protective cadmium coating the cause of which could not be determined from available evidence. Contributing to the failure of the left MLG was the operator's overhaul limit, which exceeded that recommended by the airplane manufacturer without sufficient data and analysis to ensure crack detection before it progressed to failure.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Mcdonnell Douglas MD 10-10F
- Registration
- N370FE
- Year built
- 1972
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 121: air carrier
- Defining event
- Landing-landing roll Landing gear collapse
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL)1 nm (1 km) south-west
- North Perry Airport (HWO)7 nm (13 km) south-west
- Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE)7 nm (14 km) north
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