- Date
- November 1, 1972
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 281 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- JA8107Boeing 747
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169753
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-0003 72/11/1 ANCHORAGE,ALAS BOEING 747 CR- 0 0 20 SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE TIME - 1057 JA8107 PX- 0 0261 36, 8139 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1312 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANCHORAGE INTL OPERATOR - JAPAN AIRLINES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP TOKYO,JAPAN HAMBURG,GERMANY ANCHORAGE,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY REMARKS- NOSE GR DIDNT EXTEND FOR UNDET REASON.WRNG HORN SOUNDED,GR UNSAFE LTS ON.DIDNT USE EMERG GR SYS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- JA8107
- Reported as
- Boeing 747
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Anchorage Intl