JAC AT72 at Kagoshima on Nov 7th 2022, passenger injured on landing

Last Update: March 30, 2023 / 16:05:05 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 7, 2022

Classification
Accident

Airline
JAC Japan Air Commuter

Flight number
JL-3760

Departure
Nakatane, Japan

Destination
Kagoshima, Japan

Aircraft Registration
JA06JC

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

Airport
Kagoshima Airport, Kagoshima

Airport ICAO Code
RJFK

A JAC Japan Air Commuter Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A on behalf of JAL Japan Airlines, registration JA06JC performing flight JL-3760 from Nakatane to Kagoshima (Japan), landed on Kagoshima's runway 34 causing a serious injury to a passenger.

Japan's TSB reported a passenger received second lumbar vertebra compression fracture when the aircraft landed at Kagoshima about 20 minutes after departing Nakatane. The occurrence was rated an accident and is being investigated by the JTSB.

On Mr 30th 2023 the JTSB released their final report in Japanese (English version to follow in due time) concluding the probable cause of the accident was:

One passenger who was seated at the time of touch down suffered a compression fracture of the lumbar vertebrae due to the impact of landing. The weather at the time, the piloting operations and the aircraft did not contribute to the injuries. There is no reason for the injury.

The JTSB anaysed that the passenger had a history of compression fractures of the second lumbar vertebrae and usually wears a waist belt. However, to pass smoothly through security checks the passenger had taken off that waist belt and did not put it back on. The passenger was conscious of his seating position, but was asleep at the time of touch down. The actual vertical acceleration at touchdown was +1.53G. There were no anomalies with the aircraft and seats, and the landing was normal.

Metars:
RJFK 070200Z 03003KT 340V100 9999 FEW025 BKN035 18/12 Q1021=
RJFK 070100Z 06003KT 9999 FEW025 BKN030 17/11 Q1022=
RJFK 070000Z 36004KT 9999 FEW035 BKN/// 13/10 Q1021=
RJFK 062300Z 01004KT 9999 FEW025 BKN035 BKN/// 12/09 Q1021=
RJFK 062200Z 01006KT 9999 FEW030 SCT050 BKN/// 10/08 Q1021=
RJFK 062100Z 36003KT 330V030 9999 FEW030 SCT060 BKN/// 11/08 Q1020=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 7, 2022

Classification
Accident

Airline
JAC Japan Air Commuter

Flight number
JL-3760

Departure
Nakatane, Japan

Destination
Kagoshima, Japan

Aircraft Registration
JA06JC

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

Airport
Kagoshima Airport, Kagoshima

Airport ICAO Code
RJFK

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