ANA B789 at Houston on Feb 27th 2026, tail strike on landing

Last Update: May 8, 2026 / 13:57:00 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 27, 2026

Classification
Accident

Cause
Tail strike on landing

Airline
ANA All Nippon Airways

Flight number
NH-114

Departure
Tokyo Haneda, Japan

Destination
Houston Intercontinental, United States

Aircraft Registration
JA873A

Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

ICAO Type Designator
B789

Airport
George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport, Houston

Airport ICAO Code
KIAH

An ANA All Nippon Airways Boeing 787-9, registration JA873A performing flight NH-114 from Tokyo Haneda (Japan) to Houston Intercontinental,TX (USA) with 197 passengers and 12 crew, landed on Houston's runway 26L at 07:53L (13:52Z), the tail however contacted the runway surface. The aircraft rolled out without further incident and taxied to the apron.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Houston as of May 8th 2026.

The airline confirmed the tail strike and reported, the occurrence was rated an accident by the NTSB and Japan's JTSB, an investigation is underway. Repair works are in progress.

According to information The Aviation Herald received the aircraft was performing an autoland.

Metars:
KIAH 271453Z 02008KT 7SM CLR 18/18 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP159 T01830178 51023=
KIAH 271417Z 04004KT 3SM BR SCT002 17/17 A2999 RMK AO2 T01720172=
KIAH 271407Z 02003KT 1SM BR BKN002 BKN013 17/17 A2999 RMK AO2 T01720172=
KIAH 271353Z 36004KT 1/4SM FG VV002 17/17 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP154 T01670167=
KIAH 271319Z VRB03KT 1/8SM FG VV001 17/17 A2997 RMK AO2 T01670167=
KIAH 271253Z 35003KT 1/4SM FG OVC002 16/16 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP144 T01610161=
KIAH 271153Z 35003KT 1/2SM FG OVC002 17/17 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP136 T01670167 10189 20161 53012=
KIAH 271053Z 00000KT 1/2SM FG OVC002 17/17 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP131 T01720172=
KIAH 271042Z 00000KT 1/2SM FG OVC002 17/17 A2991 RMK AO2 T01720172=
KIAH 271018Z 00000KT 1 1/2SM BR OVC002 17/17 A2991 RMK AO2 VIS N-E 1/2 T01720172=
KIAH 270953Z 00000KT 2SM BR BKN007 OVC015 18/18 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP125 T01780178=