Preliminary information
On Sept 22, 2010, a World Airways MD-11 scraped the right wingtip during a go-around at Kabul Afghanistan. The aircraft had minor damage and there were no injuries.
The investigation is being conducted by the Civil Aviation Authority of Afghanistan. All inquiries should be directed to:
President of Civil Aviation Operations
Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism
Ansari Watt, P.O. Box 165
Kabul
Afghanistan
Text from the NTSB; a preliminary report can change and names no cause. Open the NTSB docket for DCA10WA098 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Sep 22, 2010
- Type
- Incident
- Place
- Kabul, AF
- Nearest airport
- Kabul
- Highest injury
- None
Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F
- N-number
- N279WA
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Minor
- Operating rule
- Part 121 (airline)
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.