Lufthansa Cargo MD-11 Crash Lands at Riyadh ( with Photos, Aircraft's History and Flight History )
(AIR) – A Lufthansa Cargo McDonnel Douglas MD-11, registration D-ALCQ , operating flight LH8460 crashed while on approach to Riyadh Airport ( RUH ).
The flight was on a Frankfurt – Riyadh- Sharjah – Hong Kong routing.
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Reportedly the flight crew have been hospitalized.
The airline confirmed that the pilot and co-pilot were injured.
The exact cause for the crash is not yet known.
UPDATE: The Saudi Arabian authorities confirmed that the crew reported a fire onboard and declared emergency.
The airline stated that the aircraft suffered a hard landing.
The aircraft was carrying 80t of unspecified freight.
Weather at the time was as belows
Jul 27 10:00 METAR OERK 271000Z 32022KT 7000 SKC 41/05 Q1005 NOSIG=
Jul 27 09:00 METAR OERK 270900Z 32014KT CAVOK 40/05 Q1006 NOSIG=
Various reports state a smoke was coming from the aircraft, however this cannot be confirmed since most media ( without an expertise in aviation ) can easily confuse matters within the first few hours of the incident.
D-ALCQ was MSN534/48431. An ex-Alitalia passenger aircraft delivered in 1993. It was converted into a freighter in 2004.
* Registration data have been confirmed through ACARS messages.
The airport, Saudi Arabia’s busiest, has two parallel runway – of which one, 15L/33R, was closed for maintenance. However it has now been opened following the accident on 15R/33L.
MD-11 freighters have lately had a rather bad safety record compared to its same vintage counterparts, such as the Airbus A340-300 and Boeing 777-200. This is believed by many as to being the aircraft’s rather different aerodynamic design ( the aircraft’s low speed handling is not considered the perfect due to the relaxed stability from moving the CG aft in an attempt to reduce the drag ). This is the 8th write-off of a MD-11. The A340 family has had only 3 crashes that resulted in write offs and the Boeing 777 family has so far not encountered any fatal crashes except for one accident.
The last recorded flights by D-ALCQ in the last two weeks, by data.Flight24.com
Note: GEC is the ICAO code for Lufthansa Cargo
GEC8460 seen @ 2010-07-27 07:05 CET
GEC8251 seen @ 2010-07-25 21:39 CET
GEC8250 seen @ 2010-07-24 21:15 CET
GEC8385 seen @ 2010-07-24 12:53 CET
GEC8384 seen @ 2010-07-22 23:43 CET
GEC8297 seen @ 2010-07-22 07:37 CET
GEC8296 seen @ 2010-07-21 03:30 CET
GEC8415 seen @ 2010-07-20 20:36 CET
GEC8414 seen @ 2010-07-19 21:25 CET
GEC8413 seen @ 2010-07-19 12:02 CET
GEC8412 seen @ 2010-07-18 12:47 CET
GEC8297 seen @ 2010-07-18 05:56 CET
GEC8296 seen @ 2010-07-17 03:25 CET
GEC8251 seen @ 2010-07-16 21:41 CET
GEC8250 seen @ 2010-07-15 20:17 CET
GEC8453 seen @ 2010-07-15 11:25 CET
GEC8452 seen @ 2010-07-14 04:01 CET
GEC8189 seen @ 2010-07-13 21:24 CET
GEC8188 seen @ 2010-07-13 03:19 CET
The aircraft in its glory days
Flying for Alitalia, its original owner, as I-DUPB. Named as “Pietro Mascagni”. To remind her capability, a very low approach into Hong Kong Kai Tak.
This article will be updated.
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There goes another MD11. What was the prevailing weather conditions at the time?
Post just updated with METARs. Likely clear skies with around 15kt winds.
Jul 27 10:00 METAR OERK 271000Z 32022KT 7000 SKC 41/05 Q1005 NOSIG=
Jul 27 09:00 METAR OERK 270900Z 32014KT CAVOK 40/05 Q1006 NOSIG=
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Ook al heb je jaren op de DC10 rondgehangen, de MD 11 is met name on approach, veroorzaakt door zijn best wel ongelukkige constructie en merkwaardige besturing, een totaal ander ding. Overcontrol, en tegen de automaat inwerken, is heel vaak de oorzaak geweest van crashes. Voor deze kist heb je een rating op je rating nodig, geloof me.
(Ed: Machine Translation – Even though you have been on the DC10 hung, the MD 11 is especially on approach, due to its quite unfortunate and remarkable control structure, a completely different thing. Control over, and acting against the machine, is very often the cause of crashes. In this case you need a rating on your rating, believe me. )
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