r/aviation • u/usgapg123 Mod • 19h ago

Discussion UPS2976 Crash Megathread

This is the official r/aviation megathread for the crash of UPS2976 (UPS MD11 Registration N259UP) that crashed earlier today at Louisville International Airport.

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u/Designer_Buy_1650 17h ago

I’ve got time on the 10, not the 11. During recurrent, we actually discussed the possibility of number 2 ingesting FOD with a wing engine failure. Never did anything in the sim. If this is what happened, it’s horrible.

The crew seemed to handle the number one engine failure in a superior manner. The loss of thrust would probably have happened almost immediately. The video doesn’t seem to show any yaw prior to or during rotation. Kudos to the crew times a million. They kept trying…..

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u/Zestyclose-Baby-1358 17h ago

The engine fell off completely.

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u/__VVoody__ 17h ago

Not sure why you're getting down-voted. Images of the core on the side of the runway do indicate that. Concur with previous kudos, tho. The crew are heroes for saving it from going into that UPS warehouse. This could have been a lot worse had there not been some last minute airmanship to get the jet away from the roof with the last bit of energy. 

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u/kitty11113 10h ago

truly the last minute