# NTSB Accident DCA09FA048
> **BOEING DC-10** · 2009-05-06 · Baltimore, MD, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DCA09FA048
- **Event ID:** 20090507X00926
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-05-06
- **Location:** Baltimore, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.2891, -76.619689
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 11
- **Uninjured:** 168
- **Total aboard:** 180
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BOEING
- **Model:** DC-10
- **Registration:** N139WA
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 3
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the captain’s inappropriate control inputs following a firm landing, resulting in two hard nose-gear impacts before executing a go-around.    Contributing to the inappropriate control inputs was the captain’s fatigue and physical discomfort; and a possible lack of practical consolidation of skills and experience due to a protracted and fragmented training period.

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