I would never profess to be an expert in the MD-11s flying characteristics as the only flying experience I have in real types is 2 hours in a 737-800 Level D simulator!
However I do have a background in statistics and know that the combined number of landings of the 737,747,757,767,777,A320,A330,A340 outweighs those of the MD11 by a factor of hundreds if not thousands.
As far as I am aware none of them have ever suffered complete destruction after a bounced/hard landing. Even if the MD11 had suffered one that would be very unusual but to suffer so many is way way beyond any normal statistical distribution.
So for me, looking at this in completely independent terms for anyone to suggest this is down to bad piloting in the context of these stats is absurd.
Last edited by Doors to Automatic; 24th Oct 2012 at 12:11.