ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 344837
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 August 2023 |
| Time: | c. 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper |
| Owner/operator: | US Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Kanoya Air Base (RJFY) -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kanoya Air Base (RJFY) |
| Kanoya Air Base (RJFY) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A USAF MQ-9 Reaper, temporarily based at Kanoya Air Base, Japan suffered a runway excursion upon landing. The UAV hit a ground equipment and came to rest on grass beside the runway. The affected runway(s) was closed for inspection until 14:15 LT. No injuries were reported.
Weather data at Kanoya AMeDAS station (located c. 2 km northeast of RJFY) at 11:00 LT:
wind southeast 1.5 m/s, temperature 32.0 °C, dew-point 23.5 °C, no precipitation, 100% sunshine duration in the past an hour.
Sources:
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/5cf631638f35ef4a53d5531832912f3d7df45af4
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/da0e451004bb77082299a0fda37d527929426102
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2023 12:21 | isamuel | Added |
| 23-Aug-2023 16:08 | Aerossurance | Updated |
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