J-Air E170 at Sapporo on Jan 29th 2021, overran runway on landing

Last Update: January 29, 2021 / 10:02:34 GMT/Zulu time

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Photo of J-Air JA216J, Embraer ERJ-170 — J-Air JA216J, Embraer ERJ-170 (Photo credit: BriYYZ / Flickr / License: CC by-sa)

Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 29, 2021

Classification
Incident

Cause
Overran runway on landing

Airline
J-Air

Flight number
JL-2903

Departure
Sendai, Japan

Destination
Sapporo, Japan

Aircraft Registration
JA216J

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-170

ICAO Type Designator
E170

Airport
New Chitose Airport, Chitose / Tomakomai

Airport ICAO Code
RJCC

A J-Air Embraer ERJ-170, registration JA216J performing flight JL-2903 from Sendai to Sapporo (Japan) with 28 passengers and 4 crew, landed on Sapporo's runway 19R at 11:13L (02:13Z) but overran the end of the runway and came to a stop on the paved surface of the runway end safety area in deep snow. There were no injuries and no damage to the aircraft.

A JAL Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration JA338J performing flight JL-2501 from Osaka to Sapporo (Japan), was on short final to runway 19R behind the Embraer and needed to go around from about 1000 feet AGL, entered a hold and landed safely 2 hours later.

The occurrence aircraft was subsequently towed back onto the runway and to the apron, where passengers disembarked.

There was heavy snowfall at Sapporo causing one of the two available runways to be temporariy closed for snow removal with only one runway remaining available for operations.

Related NOTAM:
C0354/21 NOTAMN
Q) RJJJ/QMRLC/IV/NBO/A/000/999/4247N14142E005
A) RJCC B) 2101290235 C) 2101290330 EST
E) RWY 01L/19R-CLSD DUE TO DISABLED ACFT
RMK/AVBL TAX BTN A2 AND B2,BTN A10 AND B10

Metars:
RJCC 290400Z 23004KT 190V260 0400 R19R/0400V1100U R19L/0700V1800U SHSN VV003 M02/M02 Q0994=
RJCC 290346Z 18003KT 100V230 0400 R19R/0500V1100N R19L/0900VP2000U SHSN VV004 M02/M02 Q0994 RMK A2936=
RJCC 290342Z VRB02KT 0400 R19R/0700V1800D R19L/1000VP2000D SHSN VV004 M02/M02 Q0994 RMK A2937=
RJCC 290340Z VRB02KT 0400 R19R/0750V1800D R19L/1100VP2000D SHSN VV004 M02/M02 Q0994 RMK A2936=
RJCC 290337Z 16003KT 100V190 0400 R19R/0800V2000D R19L/1100VP2000D SHSN SCT002 BKN005 M02/M02 Q0994 RMK 4ST002 7ST005 A2936=
RJCC 290335Z 15003KT 070V190 0400 R19R/0900V2000D R19L/1600VP2000D SHSN SCT002 BKN005 M02/M02 Q0994 RMK 4ST002 7ST005 A2936=
RJCC 290330Z 14003KT 070V190 0900 R19R/1800N R19L/P2000N SHSN FEW002 BKN005 BKN012 M02/M02 Q0994=
RJCC 290320Z 11005KT 0900 R19R/1200V2000D R19L/P2000N SHSN FEW002 BKN005 BKN012 M02/M02 Q0994 RMK 1ST002 5ST005 7ST012 A2937=
RJCC 290300Z 11008KT 1000 R19R/0900VP2000U R19L/1300VP2000U -SHSN FEW002 BKN005 BKN012 M02/M02 Q0994=
RJCC 290230Z 12007KT 0400 R19R/0700V1100D R19L/1200V1700D SHSN VV003 M01/M01 Q0995=
RJCC 290226Z 12007KT 0400 R19R/0750V1100N R19L/1200VP2000D SHSN VV003 M01/M01 Q0995 RMK A2939=
RJCC 290219Z 12008KT 0400 R19R/1100N R19L/1200VP2000U SHSN VV003 M00/M00 Q0995 RMK A2939=
RJCC 290217Z 16014KT 0400 R19R/0800V1300U R19L/1200VP2000U SHSN VV003 M01/M01 Q0995 RMK A2939=
RJCC 290215Z 16014KT 0400 R19R/0800V1300U R19L/1200V1900U SHSN VV003 M01/M01 Q0995 RMK A2939=
RJCC 290213Z 16014KT 0400 R19R/0800V1300U R19L/1200V1700D SHSN VV003 M01/M01 Q0995 RMK A2939=
RJCC 290207Z 17014KT 0300 R19R/0650V1000U R19L/1200V1700U SHSN VV003 M01/M01 Q0995 RMK A2939=
RJCC 290206Z 17010KT 0300 R19R/0650V1000U R19L/1200V1700U SHSN VV003 M01/M01 Q0995 RMK A2940=
RJCC 290203Z 12007KT 090V180 0300 R19R/0750N R19L/1200V1700U SHSN VV003 M01/M01 Q0995 RMK A2940=
RJCC 290200Z 11007KT 0300 R19R/0700N R19L/1300N SHSN VV003 M02/M02 Q0995=
RJCC 290139Z 11006KT 080V150 0200 R19R/0650V1000D R19L/1100V2000D SHSN VV003 M02/M02 Q0995 RMK A2941=
RJCC 290137Z 11006KT 080V160 0200 R19R/0650V1300D R19L/1100VP2000D SHSN VV003 M02/M02 Q0995 RMK A2941=
RJCC 290134Z 12005KT 080V170 0300 R19R/0650V1300D R19L/1100VP2000D SHSN VV004 M02/M02 Q0995 RMK A2941=
RJCC 290132Z 12004KT 080V170 0600 R19R/0800V1300D R19L/1300VP2000N SHSN VV005 M02/M02 Q0995 RMK A2941=
RJCC 290130Z 13003KT 080V170 0600 R19R/1100U R19L/1400VP2000U SHSN VV005 M02/M02 Q0995=
RJCC 290127Z VRB02KT 0800 R19R/0900V1300U R19L/1300V2000U SHSN VV006 M02/M02 Q0996 RMK A2941=
RJCC 290119Z 13004KT 090V160 0500 R19R/0800V1100N R19L/1500N SHSN VV006 M03/M03 Q0996 RMK A2941=
RJCC 290112Z 14003KT 100V170 0500 R19R/0800V1100N R19L/1600N SHSN VV006 M03/M03 Q0996 RMK A2942=
RJCC 290104Z 16003KT 100V190 0500 R19R/1000V1600N R19L/1300V1900D SHSN VV006 M03/M03 Q0996 RMK A2941=
RJCC 290100Z 16004KT 120V190 0800 R19R/1100V1600D R19L/1500VP2000D SHSN VV008 M03/M03 Q0996=
RJCC 290030Z 10005KT 0600 R19R/1200N R19L/2000N SHSN VV007 M03/M03 Q0995=
RJCC 290022Z 10004KT 0500 R19R/1100N R19L/1400VP2000U SHSN VV007 M03/M03 Q0995 RMK A2939=
RJCC 290020Z 10003KT 0500 R19R/0900V1500D R19L/1400VP2000N SHSN VV007 M03/M03 Q0995 RMK A2938=
RJCC 290016Z 09002KT 0500 R19R/0900V1500D R19L/1400VP2000D SHSN VV007 M03/M03 Q0995 RMK A2939=
RJCC 290000Z VRB01KT 0600 R01L/1500N R01R/1900N SHSN VV008 M03/M03 Q0995=
RJCC 282330Z 35003KT 320V040 0800 R01L/1100VP2000D R01R/P2000N SHSN VV008 M03/M03 Q0995=
RJCC 282328Z 34003KT 0900 R01L/1500VP2000N R01R/P2000N SHSN VV008 M03/M03 Q0994 RMK A2938=
RJCC 282325Z 34003KT 1200 R01L/P2000N R01R/P2000N -SHSN FEW002 BKN012 BKN018 M03/M03 Q0995 RMK 1ST002 5ST012 6ST018 A2938=
RJCC 282319Z 33004KT 1800 R01L/P2000N R01R/P2000N -SHSN FEW002 SCT012 BKN020 M03/M03 Q0994 RMK 1ST002 4ST012 6CU020 A2938=
RJCC 282300Z 34005KT 310V010 1200 R01L/P2000N R01R/P2000N -SHSN FEW002 SCT008 BKN012 M03/M03 Q0994=
RJCC 282249Z 34004KT 300V360 0800 R01L/1300VP2000U R01R/2000N SHSN VV008 M04/M04 Q0994 RMK A2937=
RJCC 282230Z 06002KT 0300 R01L/0800N R01R/0900V1500U SHSN VV003 M04/M04 Q0994=