Japan Air System Flight 451

Japan Air System Flight 451
A Japan Air System Douglas DC-9-41, similar to the one involved
Accident
Date April 18, 1993
Summary Skidded off runway during landing due to windshear
Site Hanamaki Airport
Aircraft
Aircraft type Douglas DC-9-41
Operator Japan Air System
Registration JA8448
Flight origin Nagoya International Airport
Stopover Hanamaki Airport
Destination New Chitose Airport
Passengers 72
Crew 5
Fatalities 0
Injuries 19
Survivors 77 (all)

Japan Air System Flight 451 was a Japan Air System flight from Nagoya Airport in the Nagoya area in Aichi Prefecture, Japan to New Chitose Airport in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture with stopover at Hanamaki Airport in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture. On April 18, 1993, the Douglas DC-9-41 on the route crashed while landing at Hanamaki Airport. The aircraft suddenly lost a significant amount of airspeed as it crossed the boundary line of a passing cold front (which resulted in windshear), while on final landing approach, near the runway. The somewhat inexperienced FO was not able to conduct a missed approach fast enough to avoid a hard landing. The plane then skidded off of the runway.[1]

All 72 passengers and five crew members survived, with 19 people sustaining injuries. The aircraft caught fire as the passengers evacuated.[2] The aircraft was written off.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19930418-0
  2. ↑ "All Survive Japan Plane Crash." Chicago Sun-Times. Page 20. April 19, 1993. Retrieved on December 24, 2008.


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