Date: | Sunday 18 April 1993 |
Time: | 12:44 |
Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-41 |
Owner/operator: | Japan Air System |
Registration: | JA8448 |
MSN: | 47767/885 |
Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 76 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Morioka-Hanamaki Airport (HNA) -
Japan
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Nagoya-Komaki International Airport (NGO/RJNN) |
Destination airport: | Hanamaki Airport (HNA/RJSI) |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:JAS Flight 451 was caught by windshear 8 seconds before touchdown on runway 02. The captain regained control in the last 3 seconds, but couldn't prevent a hard landing, followed by a 1860 m skid. The undercarriage and right wing, inboard of the rear spar, were damaged. Fuel spilled and the DC-9 caught fire.
Wind was 240-320deg, gusting from 26-47 kts.
PROBABLE CAUSE: The landing was done by relatively inexperienced co-pilot. In there conditions against JAS regulations.
Sources:
Air Safety Week 26 April 1993 (p. 5)
Aviation Week & Space Technology
ICAO Adrep 5/95 (#20)
KLM Flight Safety Bulletin Oct. 1994
Lloyd's List
PZC 190493 p.3
Scramble 168
Location
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Nagoya-Komaki (NGO); December 1990
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