# NTSB DCA12WA066: Boeing 777 - 206, Tokyo, Japan, March 31, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 31, 2012
- Place: Tokyo, Japan
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach-VFR go-around: Tailstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/091)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 83491
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA12WA066
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/83491/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12WA066

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Approach-VFR go-around: Tailstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/091) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 124 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/091/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: 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

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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