Expert Opinion
AINsight: Bounced-landing Awareness and Recovery
Pilots should not hesitate to execute a go-around when encountering a bounced landing in a business aircraft.

In July 2010, a Lufthansa Cargo MD-11F crashed during landing at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The airplane bounced and the fuselage broke apart. Two pilots—the only occupants—were injured, one severely. 

Flight data indicated that two large forward and aft flight control inputs were made between the first and third touchdown. The third and final touchdown on the main landing gear exceeded 4 g, nearly twice the aircraft operating manual (AOM) limitation.

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Stuart “Kipp” Lau
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Pilot, safety expert, consultant, and aviation journalist Stuart “Kipp” Lau writes about flight safety and airmanship for AIN.

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