MD11 cargo aircraft was parked; and as it was being loaded; pitched up onto its tail.

Attributes
ACN	741037
Time
Date	200706
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzzz.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-11
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	741037
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

We entered the parked aircraft in ZZZZ the outgoing crew. As I was loading the flight plan into the FMC I noticed the aircraft swing up and down. Suddenly the airplane pitched all the way up and I was tossed out of my seat and back into it. I realized we had the aircraft standing on its tail. I looked to the courier compartment and saw a huge mess of flying paper; lots of noises; people shouting. The captain rushed into the cockpit; asked me to declare an emergency; call the fire department and the handler. About 1 hour later we were taken out of the aircraft via the main cargo door.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD11 CARGO ACFT WAS PARKED; AND AS IT WAS BEING LOADED; PITCHED UP ONTO ITS TAIL.

Narrative: WE ENTERED THE PARKED ACFT IN ZZZZ THE OUTGOING CREW. AS I WAS LOADING THE FLT PLAN INTO THE FMC I NOTICED THE ACFT SWING UP AND DOWN. SUDDENLY THE AIRPLANE PITCHED ALL THE WAY UP AND I WAS TOSSED OUT OF MY SEAT AND BACK INTO IT. I REALIZED WE HAD THE ACFT STANDING ON ITS TAIL. I LOOKED TO THE COURIER COMPARTMENT AND SAW A HUGE MESS OF FLYING PAPER; LOTS OF NOISES; PEOPLE SHOUTING. THE CAPT RUSHED INTO THE COCKPIT; ASKED ME TO DECLARE AN EMER; CALL THE FIRE DEPT AND THE HANDLER. ABOUT 1 HR LATER WE WERE TAKEN OUT OF THE ACFT VIA THE MAIN CARGO DOOR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.