As can be seen in the following photo, the MLG leg has failed, a hard landing may have been a contributory factor but, it could aso be fatigue, manufacturing flaw, poor maintenance etc, etc As far as i know this is the only incident involving an MD-11 where the MLG has actually failed? In other incidents/accidents the MD-11 landing gear appears to be almost indestructible! The FedEx crash at Narita was a prime example, that nose gear took some enormous punishment. Ones things for sure, it won’t stop the MD-11 haters pouring on the scorn…

-Dazza