- Date
- December 19, 1983, 00:05 local (04:05 UTC)
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 uninjured; on the ground: 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- J8151Boeing 747-200F
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 4188
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
At 2359 the local controller cleared the flt to land on rwy 6R. At 0001 the ground controller cleared a state-operated pick-up truck onto rwy 6R for a tapley run. The ground controller stated that he requested clearance from the local controller to allow the truck on the rwy. He was not aware that the B-747 had been cleared to land. The local controllerwas busy with other communications & was not sure if he acknowledged the request from ground control; however, the ground controller believed the local controller said 'okay.' The acft struck the truck about 2,000 ft beyond the approach end of the rwy while the acft's main landing gear was on the ground but the nose had not yet been lowered from the landing attitude. The flt crew stated that they did not see the truck prior to the collision. At 0013 the rwy visualrange(RVR) was 600 ft variable 800 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- J8151
- Reported as
- Boeing 747-200F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22477
- Engine
- P&W JT9D-7Q, 53,000 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 129
- Operator
- Japan Airlines
- Registered owner
- Japan Airlines Co, Ltd
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · December 12, 1983
- Departed
- NRT · Tokyo, Japan
- Destination
- ANC
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ANC · Anchorage Intl, runway 6R, 10,897 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 17,000 total · 3,300 in this make and model · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Lowest ceiling
- 100 ft
- Observed at
- ANC, 1 nm away