DCA12WA105

NTSB incident investigation · Airbus A319 · Okinawa, Japan · July 5, 2012

Incident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
July 5, 2012, 04:24 local (04:24 UTC)
Place
Okinawa, Japan
Injuries
27 uninjured
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
B2332Airbus A319JA01AJAirbus A320
Defining events
Taxi: Runway incursion veh/AC/personApproach-IFR final approach: Miscellaneous/other
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
84201

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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.

Airbus A320

Miscellaneous/otherApproach-IFR final approachAll aircraft: 1,556 casesDefining event

Factual narrative

On July 5, 2012, about 1324 Japan Standard Time (0424 UTC), an Airbus A319-112, (B2332), operated by China Eastern Airlines Co., Ltd., was instruction to hold short of the runway at the Naha Airport (OKA), Okinawa, Japan; however, the flight crew taxied onto the runway. As a result, an approaching Airbus A320-214, (JA01AJ), operated by AirAsia Japan Co., Ltd., executed a go-around. No one was injured and neither aircraft sustained damage.The event is being investigated by the Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB). The NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative as the state of manufacture under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13. All inquiries should be directed to the JTSB at the following: Japan Transport Safety Board 2-1-2, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-Ku Tokyo, 100-8918, Japan phone:+81-3-5253-8814

On July 5, 2012, about 1324 Japan Standard Time (0424 UTC), an Airbus A319-112, (B2332), operated by China Eastern Airlines Co., Ltd., was instruction to hold short of the runway at the Naha Airport (OKA), Okinawa, Japan; however, the flight crew taxied onto the runway. As a result, an approaching Airbus A320-214, (JA01AJ), operated by AirAsia Japan Co., Ltd., executed a go-around. No one was injured and neither aircraft sustained damage. The event is being investigated by the Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB). The NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative as the State of Manufacture under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13. All inquiries should be directed to the JTSB at the following: Japan Transport Safety Board 2-1-2, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-Ku Tokyo, 100-8918, Japan phone:+81-3-5253-8814

Aircraft · 2

Registration
B2332
Reported as
Airbus A319 (112)
Category
Airplane
Damage
No damage
Operator
China Eastern Airlines Co., Ltd.,
Registered owner
China Eastern Airlines Co., Ltd.,
Registration
JA01AJ
Reported as
Airbus A320
Category
Airplane
Damage
No damage
Operator
AirAsia Japan Co., Ltd.,
Registered owner
AirAsia Japan Co., Ltd.,