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Japan Airlines Landing in High Winds Suffers Tail Strike, Go-Around, No Injuries

What: Japan Airlines Boeing 777-200 en route from Shanghai Hongqiao to Tokyo
Where: Tokyo
When: Mar 31st 2012 4:08 pm
Who: 296 passengers, 12 crew
Why: On approach to Tokyo, the plane was just above the runway when gusty wind made the pilots chose to go around. On the go-around, the tail scraped the runway. In spite of significant damage to the plane, the second approach resulted in a safe landing about thirty minutes later.

The Japan Safety board sent three inspectors on Sunday.

The rear section of the plane’s body sustained scratches, and the pressure bulkhead between the cabin and tail was “slightly misshapen.” No injuries were reported.

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