Accident description
Last updated: 21 May 2013
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | 04 JUN 2006 |
| Time: | 05:10 |
| Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10F |
| Operator: | Arrow Air |
| Registration: | N68047 |
| C/n / msn: | 47801/98 |
| First flight: | 1973-05-04 (33 years 1 months) |
| Engines: | 3 General Electric CF6-6D |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Managua-Augusto C Sandino Airport (MGA) (Nicaragua)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), United States of America |
| Managua-Augusto C Sandino Airport (MGA/MNMG), Nicaragua |
The DC-10 cargo plane landed on runway 09 (8012 feet/2450 m long) but failed to stop. It overran the runway by approx 1140 ft (350 m) and came to rest after it had ran across the perimeter fence. The nosegear collapsed, causing substantial damage to the forward fuselage. A left wing fuel leak was quickly contained by the fire services. The aircraft also suffered substantial damage to the nr.1 and 3 engines.
Events:
Sources:
» Jet desbocado hace violento aterrizaje (El Nuevo Diario, 5-6-2006)
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Miami International Airport, FL to Managua-Augusto C Sandino Airport as the crow flies is 1628 km (1018 miles).
Distance from Miami International Airport, FL to Managua-Augusto C Sandino Airport as the crow flies is 1628 km (1018 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
