Incident Overview
Date: Monday 7 November 2022
Aircraft Type: ATR 72-600 (72-212A)
Owner/operator: Japan Air Commuter
Registration Number: JA06JC
Location: Kagoshima Airport (KOJ/RJFK) –
ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: Landing
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: ATR 72-600 aircraft.ATR 72-600 aircraft.
Investigating Agency: JTSBJTSB
Category: Accident
Japan Air Commuter flight JL3760, an ATR 72-600, experienced a serious injury to a passenger resulting from a lumbar compression fracture during landing. The JTSB determined the probable cause was that a seated passenger was more likely to suffer this injury due to the impact at touchdown.Japan Air Commuter flight JL3760, an ATR 72-600, experienced a serious injury to a passenger resulting from a lumbar compression fracture during landing. The JTSB determined the probable cause was that a seated passenger was more likely to suffer this injury due to the impact at touchdown.
Description
Japan Air Commuter flight JL3760, an ATR 72-600, took off from Tanegashima Airport at 09:25 and landed at Kagoshima Airport at 09:49, seriously injuring one passenger (second lumbar vertebra compression fracture). PROBABLE CAUSES The JTSB concludes that the probable cause of this accident was that a seated passenger more likely suffered a lumbar compression fracture during landing due to the impact at touchdown. In addition, it is highly probable that the weather conditions during landing, the flight operations, and the aircraft were not contributing factors to the passenger?s injury.
Source of Information
https://jtsb.mlit.go.jp/jtsb/aircraft/detail2.php?id=2338https://jtsb.mlit.go.jp/jtsb/aircraft/detail2.php?id=2338Primary Cause
Seat passenger lumbar compression fracture during landing.Seat passenger lumbar compression fracture during landing.Share on:
