Video: ANA 767 Hard Landing Creases Fuselage

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Friday, June 22, 2012 at 12:00 AM ET

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An All Nippon Airways Boeing 767-300 sustained significant fuselage damage during a hard landing at Tokyo Narita airport on June 20, 2012.
The landing sequence, captured on security footage, involved an initial touch on the right main gear, then the nosewheel alone, followed by a second impact that visibly flexed the forward fuselage, potentially influenced by strong crosswinds.
Despite buckling and creases found in the fuselage skin forward of the wing root, none of the 193 passengers or crew were reported injured, and Japan's transportation safety board is investigating the incident.

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An All Nippon Airways Boeing 767-300 carrying 193 passengers was damaged during a hard landing at Tokyo Narita airport, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. The ANA jet touched down on Runway 16R. Airport weather reports show winds at 230 and 16 knots gusting to 29 at that time, suggesting a potential crosswind component of more than 27 knots. However that may have affected the pilots and aircraft, security camera footage shows the airliner came down first on the right main, then on the nosewheel alone, before porpoising into a second impact that appears to impart visible flex on the airliner’s forward fuselage. No injuries were reported, but an early post-flight inspection clearly showed buckling and creases in the fuselage skin forward of the wing root. Japan’s transportation safety board is investigating.

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