Ibex CRJ2 at Tokyo on Apr 3rd 2015, wing tip strike on landing

Last Update: April 3, 2015 / 20:34:16 GMT/Zulu time

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Photo of Ibex Airlines JA03RJ, Canadair Corporate Jetliner — Ibex Airlines JA03RJ, Canadair Corporate Jetliner (Photo credit: contri / Flickr / License: CC by-sa)

Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 3, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
Ibex Airlines

Flight number
FW-14

Departure
Hiroshima, Japan

Destination
Tokyo Narita, Japan

Aircraft Registration
JA03RJ

Aircraft Type
Canadair Corporate Jetliner

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ2

Airport
Narita International Airport, Tokyo

Airport ICAO Code
RJAA

An Ibex Airlines Canadair CRJ-200, registration JA03RJ performing flight FW-14 from Hiroshima to Tokyo Narita (Japan) with 38 people on board, landed on Narita's runway 16L (length 2500 meters) in strong gusting winds at 15:55L (06:55Z) but scraped its right hand wing tip along the runway surface. The aircraft rolled out without further incident.

A post flight inspection revealed 5 by 20cm scrapes to the underside of the right hand wing tip, according 3.5 meter long scrape marks were found on the runway as well. The aircraft received minor damage.

Metars:
RJAA 030800Z 21022G39KT 9999 BLDU FEW020 BKN140 21/17 Q1004 WS R16R NOSIG RMK 2CU020 7AC140 A2967 4500NE
RJAA 030730Z 21019G32KT 9999 BLDU SCT020 BKN160 21/17 Q1004 WS R16L NOSIG RMK 3CU020 7AC160 A2967 4000NE
RJAA 030700Z 21020G37KT 9999 BLDU FEW020 SCT030 BKN170 21/16 Q1004 WS R16L NOSIG RMK 1CU020 4SC030 7AC170 A2967 4500NE
RJAA 030630Z 21020G33KT 170V240 9999 BLDU SCT020 BKN030 21/16 Q1005 WS R16R WS R16L NOSIG RMK 3SC020 7SC030 A2969 4500NE
RJAA 030613Z 21021G33KT 9999 BLDU SCT020 BKN030 21/16 Q1005 WS R16L RMK 3SC020 7SC030 A2969 4500NE
RJAA 030600Z 21016G29KT 170V240 9999 SCT020 BKN030 21/16 Q1005 WS R16R WS R16L NOSIG RMK 3SC020 7SC030 A2970
RJAA 030550Z 20017G27KT 9999 SCT020 BKN030 21/16 Q1005 WS R16L RMK 3SC020 7SC030 A2970
RJAA 030530Z 20021G35KT 9999 BLDU BKN020 BKN030 21/16 Q1006 WS R16R WS R16L NOSIG RMK 5SC020 7SC030 A2971 5000NE
RJAA 030500Z 21020G36KT 9999 BLDU BKN020 BKN030 21/16 Q1006 WS R16L NOSIG RMK 5SC020 7SC030 A2972 4000NE MOD TURB OBS AT 0447Z ON FNA RWY16R BLW 400FT IN DES B772 AZA786
RJAA 030430Z 22021G36KT 9999 BLDU BKN020 BKN030 21/16 Q1006 WS R16R WS R16L NOSIG RMK 5SC020 7SC030 A2973 4500NE
RJAA 030402Z 21019G39KT 9999 BKN020 BKN030 22/16 Q1007 RMK 5SC020 7SC030 A2974
RJAA 030400Z 21018G28KT 9999 BKN020 BKN030 22/16 Q1007 WS R16R WS R16L NOSIG RMK 5SC020 7SC030 A2974
RJAA 030330Z 20018G29KT 9999 BKN020 BKN025 21/16 Q1007 WS R16L NOSIG RMK 5SC020 7SC025 A2976
RJAA 030300Z 20018G31KT 9999 BKN015 BKN020 21/16 Q1008 NOSIG RMK 5SC015 7SC020 A2977 P/FR