ANA B738 at Tokyo on Oct 13th 2025, lined up with edge line for departure

Last Update: October 13, 2025 / 18:17:11 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 13, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
ANA All Nippon Airways

Flight number
NH-639

Departure
Tokyo Haneda, Japan

Destination
Iwakuni, Japan

Aircraft Registration
JA65AN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

Airport
Tokyo International Airport, Tokyo

Airport ICAO Code
RJTT

An ANA All Nippon Airways Boeing 737-800, registration JA65AN performing flight NH-639 from Tokyo Haneda to Iwakuni (Japan) with 168 passengers and 6 crew, was lining up Haneda's runway 05 when the aircraft aligned with the left hand edge line of the runway and commenced takeoff. The aircraft steered towards the center line later into the takeoff run reaching the center line at about 130 knots over ground and became airborne. The aircraft stopped the climb at FL260 and returned to Haneda for a landing on runway 34 without further incident. The aircraft became disabled on the runway due to both nose gear tyres being damaged.

The airline reported the aircraft's nose gear came into contact with some object.

Japan's Ministry of Transport reported damage to the runway edge lights was found.

Related NOTAMs:
J2161/25 NOTAMN
Q) RJJJ/QMRLC/IV/NBO/A/000/999/3533N13947E005
A) RJTT B) 2510131228 C) 2510131500 EST
E) RWY 05/23-CLSD DUE TO SWEEP

J2162/25 NOTAMN
Q) RJJJ/QMRLC/IV/NBO/A/000/999/3533N13947E005
A) RJTT B) 2510131332 C) 2510131430
E) RWY 16R/34L-CLSD DUE TO SWEEP

Metars:
RJTT 131300Z 03011KT 9999 FEW017 20/18 Q1014 NOSIG RMK 2CU017 A2997=
RJTT 131230Z 03009KT 9999 SCT017 20/17 Q1014 NOSIG RMK 4CU017 A2997=
RJTT 131200Z 03012KT 9999 FEW015 SCT020 21/18 Q1014 NOSIG RMK 1CU015 3CU020 A2996=
RJTT 131130Z 03011KT 9999 FEW015 SCT080 21/17 Q1014 NOSIG RMK 1CU015 3AC080 A2995=
RJTT 131100Z 04014KT 9999 FEW015 SCT080 21/18 Q1013 NOSIG RMK 1CU015 3AC080 A2994=
RJTT 131030Z 05016KT 9999 FEW015 SCT020 BKN045 21/18 Q1013 NOSIG=
RJTT 131000Z 05016KT 9999 FEW015 SCT020 BKN045 21/18 Q1013 NOSIG=
RJTT 130930Z 04019KT 9999 FEW015 SCT020 BKN/// 21/18 Q1012 NOSIG RMK 1CU015 4CU020 A2990 P/RR=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 13, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
ANA All Nippon Airways

Flight number
NH-639

Departure
Tokyo Haneda, Japan

Destination
Iwakuni, Japan

Aircraft Registration
JA65AN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

Airport
Tokyo International Airport, Tokyo

Airport ICAO Code
RJTT

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