Date:	Friday 23 October 2020
Time:	09:25
Type:	Bombardier DHC-8-402Q Dash 8
Owner/operator:	Oriental Air Bridge
Registration:	JA845A
MSN:	4096
Year of manufacture:	2004
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 54
Aircraft damage:	Substantial, repaired
Category:	Accident
Location:	Fukue Airport (FUJ) -   Japan
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Fukuoka Airport (FUK/RJFF)
Destination airport:	Fukue Airport (FUJ/RJFE)
Investigating agency:	JTSB
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
A DHC-8-Q402 operated by Oriental Air Bridge performing flight ORC/OC93 from Fukuoka to Fukue experienced a hard landing and a tail strike while landing at Fukue. There were no injuries among four crew and 50 passengers. The airplane was grounded.
The scars on the aft fuselage measured about 2.1 m X about 0.6 m.

The damage of the plane was assessed on the next day, and the occurrence was rated as an air accident. JTSB launched an investigation.

00:00 UTC / 09:00 local time:
RJFE 230000Z 34018G31KT 310V010 9999 FEW030 SCT035 15/07 Q1013

01:00 UTC / 10:00 local time:
RJFE 230100Z 33021G33KT 9999 FEW030 SCT035 16/08 Q1013

news.yahoo.co.jp
www.orc-air.co.jp

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

30 November 2015	JA845A	All Nippon Airways - ANA	0	near Fukuoka Airport (FUK/RJFF)		min
20 June 2016	JA845A	All Nippon Airways - ANA	0	off shore of Hakodate, Hokkaido		min

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