Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 6 May 2023
Aircraft Type: Boeing 747-428F
Owner/operator: UPS Airlines
Registration Number: N580UP
Location: Tokyo-Narita International Airport (NRT/RJAA) –
ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: FuselageFuselage
Category: Accident
A UPS Airlines Boeing 747-428F experienced a hard landing at Tokyo-Narita Airport (NRT) resulting in a go-around and subsequent safe landing on runway 16R. Subsequent post-flight inspection revealed significant fuselage damage.A UPS Airlines Boeing 747-428F experienced a hard landing at Tokyo-Narita Airport (NRT) resulting in a go-around and subsequent safe landing on runway 16R. Subsequent post-flight inspection revealed significant fuselage damage.
Description
UPS airlines flight UP109, a Boeing 747-428F, landed hard and bounced after touching down on runway 16L at Tokyo-Narita Airport (NRT) causing a go-around. The aircraft then landed safely on runway 16R. The post-flight inspection revealed substantial damage on the fuselage. JTSB launched an investigation.
Source of Information
https://jtsb.mlit.go.jp/jtsb/aircraft/detail2.php?id=2355, https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n580up#302d2c29https://jtsb.mlit.go.jp/jtsb/aircraft/detail2.php?id=2355, https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n580up#302d2c29Primary Cause
Hard landing and go-around due to inadequate landing gear deployment.Hard landing and go-around due to inadequate landing gear deployment.Share on:
