N800WR (Mcdonnell-Douglas DC-10-30) — routes, history & safety record

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Safety history

April 30, 2000Accident
The aircraft departed London-Gatwick Airport on a cargo flight to Entebbe, carrying seven crew members and a load of 50 tons of various goods. After landing by night on runway 17, the aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance (runway 17/35 is 12,000 feet long), overran and plunged in the Lake Victoria.
Douglas DC-10
On final approach, the aircraft was well above the glide and landed too far down a wet runway, about 4,000 - 5,000 feet past the runway threshold. It was reported that the nose gear landed 13 seconds after both main landing gears. The crew failed to initiate a go-around procedure. Full accident record