- Date
- March 31, 2012
- Place
- Tokyo, Japan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- JA701JBoeing 777 - 206
- Defining event
- Approach-VFR go-around: Tailstrike
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 83491
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
TailstrikeAll aircraft: 124 casesDefining event
Factual narrative
The Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 777-246ER that occurred on March 31, 2012. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the JTSB investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the airplane. All investigative information will be released by the JTSB.
Aircraft
- Registration
- JA701J
- Reported as
- Boeing 777 - 206 (206)
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Operator
- Japan Air Lines
- Registered owner
- Japan Air Lines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Airport
- Tokyo International Airport