Singapore B78X at Tokyo on Jul 20th 2025, overran runway on landing

Last Update: July 21, 2025 / 13:55:06 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 20, 2025

Classification
Incident

Cause
Overran runway on landing

Airline
Singapore Airlines

Flight number
SQ-638

Departure
Singapore, Singapore

Destination
Tokyo Narita, Japan

Aircraft Registration
9V-SCJ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner

ICAO Type Designator
B78X

Airport
Narita International Airport, Tokyo

Airport ICAO Code
RJAA

A Singapore Airlines Boeing 787-10, registration 9V-SCJ performing flight SQ-638 (sched dep Jul 19th, act Jul 20th) from Singapore (Singapore) to Tokyo Narita (Japan), landed on Narita's runway 16L (length 2500 meters/8200 feet) at 7:59L (22:59Z Jul 19th) but overran the end of the runway crossing the runway end at about 15 knots over ground and coming to a stop with the nose gear on the paved runway end safety area. The aircraft needed to be pushed back by a tow truck about 40 minutes later.

The aircraft was able to depart for the return flight with a delay of about 3.5 hours.

Metars:
RJAA 200200Z 21008KT 170V260 9999 FEW030 SCT/// 32/23 Q1017 NOSIG=
RJAA 200130Z 23007KT 150V300 9999 FEW030 SCT/// 31/23 Q1017 NOSIG=
RJAA 200100Z 24008KT 220V290 9999 FEW030 SCT/// 31/23 Q1017 BECMG 22010KT RMK 2CU030 A3005=
RJAA 200030Z 22010KT 190V280 9999 SCT025 BKN/// 30/22 Q1017 NOSIG=
RJAA 200000Z 20009KT 170V230 9999 SCT020 BKN/// 30/22 Q1017 NOSIG RMK 3CU020 A3005=
RJAA 192330Z 22007KT 9999 FEW020 BKN/// 30/23 Q1017 NOSIG=
RJAA 192300Z 23009KT 200V270 9999 FEW015 BKN/// 29/23 Q1017 NOSIG=
RJAA 192230Z 21008KT 180V260 9999 FEW015 BKN/// 28/23 Q1017 NOSIG RMK 1CU015 A3005=
RJAA 192200Z 21008KT 180V240 9999 FEW020 BKN/// 27/23 Q1017 NOSIG RMK 1CU020 A3005=
RJAA 192130Z 20006KT 170V230 9999 FEW020 BKN/// 26/24 Q1017 NOSIG=
RJAA 192100Z 18006KT 150V220 9999 FEW020 BKN/// 25/23 Q1017 NOSIG RMK 1CU020 A3004=
RJAA 192030Z AUTO 19005KT 160V220 9999 NSC 25/23 Q1017 NOSIG=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 20, 2025

Classification
Incident

Cause
Overran runway on landing

Airline
Singapore Airlines

Flight number
SQ-638

Departure
Singapore, Singapore

Destination
Tokyo Narita, Japan

Aircraft Registration
9V-SCJ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner

ICAO Type Designator
B78X

Airport
Narita International Airport, Tokyo

Airport ICAO Code
RJAA

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