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Ron Garret wrote:

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(John Clear) wrote:

In article ,
Ron Garret wrote:
Or did I just miss it?

What is there to say?

When has that ever stopped people on this NG?

The MD-11 is said to be very
pitch sensitive on landing, and the video of this crash seems to
indicate that.

Looked like a normal landing to me. Nose came down a little hard. Then
all of a sudden it's airborne again, the nose drops, it porpoises, then
flops over onto its side. I have a hard time believing that was just
pilot error.

Note that some of the videos have the first part of the landing edited
out and start only after the plane is airborne again after the initial
touchdown.

rg

An airline pilot friend told me the MD-11 has an undersized tail and an
automated system to augment tail trim by pumping fuel around in the
back. That system is supposed to be turned off during landing. If not,
it can make the aircraft susceptible to PIO's, especially if there is
turbulence or shear.