# NTSB DCA20WA041: Boeing 747, Auckland, New Zealand, December 11, 2019

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 11, 2019
- Place: Auckland, New Zealand
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach-VFR go-around: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 100705
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA20WA041
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100705/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20WA041

## Sequence of events

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

- [Approach-VFR go-around: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The Transport Safety Investigation Bureau (TSIB) of Singapore has informed the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 747-400, which occurred on December 10, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S Accredited Representative to assist the TSIB 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 TSIB.

## Aircraft

- Registration: 9V-SFO (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747 (400F)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 129
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport

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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