NONE · McDonnell Douglas MD-11 · 2002-06-03 · Subic Bay, RP
Event
NTSB number
DCA02MA039
Event ID
20020604X00806
Type
Accident
Date
2002-06-03
Location
Subic Bay, RP
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
McDonnell Douglas
Model
MD-11
Registration
N588FE
FAR Part
121
Engines
3
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The momentary operation of the airplane outside of the airplane's aerodynamic design stall buffet boundary that resulted from the captain's initiation of a Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS) escape maneuver. Factor's contributing to the accident were the false readings of both radio altimeters which prompted the false GPWS warning, and the inadequate structural capability of the elevator design to remain intact during momentary operations outside of the stall buffet boundary.