Atlas B748 at Anchorage on Jan 24th 2024, engine pod strike

Last Update: January 26, 2024 / 16:59:44 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 24, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Atlas Air

Flight number
5Y-8938

Departure
Seoul, South Korea

Destination
Anchorage, United States

Aircraft Registration
N860GT

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-8

ICAO Type Designator
B748

Airport
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Anchorage

Airport ICAO Code
PANC

An Atlas Air Boeing 747-800 freighter, registration N860GT performing flight 5Y-8938 from Seoul (South Korea) to Anchorage,AK (USA) with 5 crew, was landing on Anchorage's runway 07R in low visibility conditions at about 06:21L (15:21Z) when the crew initiated a go around after the outboard right hand engine (GEnx) struck the runway surface and climbed back to 3000 feet. The aircraft positioned for another approach to runway 07R and landed without further incident about 15 minutes later.

The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT #4 ENGINE POD STRUCK THE GROUND ON LANDING, ANCHORAGE, AK."

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Anchorage about 28 hours after landing.

Metars:
PANC 241853Z 10006KT 3/4SM R07R/6000VP6000FT BR BKN001 M18/M20 A2969 RMK AO2 SLP058 T11781200=
PANC 241828Z 09003KT 3/4SM R07R/6000VP6000FT BR BKN001 M18/M21 A2969 RMK AO2 T11781206=
PANC 241816Z 12003KT 1 1/2SM BR BKN001 M19/M22 A2969 RMK AO2 T11941217=
PANC 241802Z 00000KT 1 1/2SM BR SCT001 M19/M21 A2969 RMK AO2 T11941211=
PANC 241753Z 00000KT 3/4SM R07R/P6000FT BR VV001 M19/M22 A2969 RMK AO2 SLP057 I6000 T11891222 11156 21200 53004=
PANC 241725Z 14003KT 3/4SM R07R/3500VP6000FT BR VV001 M19/M22 A2968 RMK AO2 T11941217=
PANC 241653Z 13003KT 3/4SM R07R/5000VP6000FT BR VV002 M19/M21 A2968 RMK AO2 SLP054 T11941211=
PANC 241645Z 13003KT 3/4SM R07R/4000VP6000FT BR VV002 M19/M21 A2968 RMK AO2 T11941211=
PANC 241616Z 14003KT 2SM BR OVC003 M19/M22 A2967 RMK AO2 T11891217=
PANC 241553Z 00000KT 3/4SM R07R/P6000FT BR VV002 M18/M22 A2968 RMK AO2 SLP053 T11831217=
PANC 241548Z 00000KT 3/4SM R07R/P6000FT BR VV002 M19/M21 A2968 RMK AO2=
PANC 241539Z 00000KT 1SM R07R/P6000FT BR VV002 M18/M20 A2968 RMK AO2 T11781200=
PANC 241511Z 00000KT 1SM R07R/1800VP6000FT BR VV001 M17/M18 A2967 RMK AO2 T11671183=
PANC 241453Z 00000KT 1SM R07R/P6000FT BR OVC002 M18/M21 A2967 RMK AO2 SLP052 I3000 T11781206 50004=
PANC 241418Z 00000KT 1SM R07R/3500VP6000FT BR VV003 M16/M18 A2967 RMK AO2 T11611178 $=
PANC 241353Z 10004KT 3/4SM R07R/4500VP6000FT BR OVC002 M17/M19 A2968 RMK AO2 SLP054 T11671189 $=
PANC 241255Z 14003KT 1/4SM R07R/2400VP6000FT FZFG OVC002 M18/M20 A2967 RMK AO2 T11831200 $=
PANC 241253Z 14003KT 1/4SM R07R/2200V5000FT FZFG VV001 M18/M20 A2967 RMK AO2 SLP050 I1000 T11831200 $=
PANC 241235Z 12003KT 1/4SM R07R/2400V5000FT FZFG VV001 M18/M19 A2966 RMK AO2 4/024 I1000 T11781194 $=
PANC 241153Z 10003KT 1/2SM R07R/1800V6000FT FZFG VV001 M17/M19 A2966 RMK AO2 SLP048 4/024 P0000 60000 I6000 T11721189 11161 21211 50009 $=
PANC 241128Z 15003KT 3/4SM R07R/1400V2400FT BR VV001 M19/M20 A2967 RMK AO2 P0000 T11891200 $=
PANC 241105Z VRB03KT 1/2SM R07R/1600V2200FT FZFG VV001 M19/M21 A2966 RMK AO2 T11941206 CHINO N $=
PANC 241053Z 13003KT 1/4SM R07R/2000VP6000FT FZFG VV001 M19/M21 A2966 RMK AO2 SLP048 T11891206 CHINO N $=
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N860GT
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
BOEING
Aircraft Model / Type
747-8F
Number of Seats
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B748
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Engine Count
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Engine Manufacturer
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Engine Model
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Pounds of Thrust
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 24, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Atlas Air

Flight number
5Y-8938

Departure
Seoul, South Korea

Destination
Anchorage, United States

Aircraft Registration
N860GT

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-8

ICAO Type Designator
B748

Airport
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Anchorage

Airport ICAO Code
PANC

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