Japan Air System Flight 451

Japan Air System Flight 451 was a Japan Air System flight from Nagoya Airport in the Nagoya area of Aichi Prefecture, Japan to New Chitose Airport in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture, with a stopover at Hanamaki Airport in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture. On April 18, 1993, the Douglas DC-9-41 operating the flight crashed while landing at Hanamaki Airport.

Japan Air System Flight 451
A Japan Air System Douglas DC-9-41, similar to the one involved
Accident
DateApril 18, 1993
SummarySkidded off runway during landing due to windshear
SiteHanamaki Airport
Aircraft
Aircraft typeDouglas DC-9-41
OperatorJapan Air System
RegistrationJA8448
Flight originNagoya International Airport
StopoverHanamaki Airport
DestinationNew Chitose Airport
Occupants77
Passengers72
Crew5
Fatalities0
Injuries19
Survivors77

The aircraft suddenly lost a significant amount of airspeed as it crossed the boundary line of a passing cold front, and encountered resultant windshear while on final approach. The somewhat inexperienced first officer was not able to conduct a missed approach fast enough to avoid a hard landing. The plane then skidded off the runway.[1]

All 72 passengers and five crew members survived, with 19 people sustaining injuries. The aircraft caught fire as the passengers evacuated; it was destroyed and written off.[1][2]

References
  1. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19930418-0
  2. "All Survive Japan Plane Crash." Chicago Sun-Times. Page 20. April 19, 1993. Retrieved on December 24, 2008.


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