All Nippon Airways (ANA) and ANA Wings have revealed that on August 20, during the landing of flight NH4841 from Sapporo/Chitose to Wakkanai (Bombardier DHC8-400, aircraft registration: JA854A), a bird control vehicle might have been operating on the runway. On August 21, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism classified it as a serious incident.
The flight carried a total of 74 people, including 4 crew members and 70 passengers, and departed from Sapporo/Chitose at 10:11 AM. Upon landing at Wakkanai, due to cumulonimbus cloud formations and lightning information obtained around the airport, the route was altered. Although the flight crew confirmed there were no obstacles on the airport runway and landed accordingly, they forgot to obtain runway information prior to landing from the air traffic operations officer. According to a report from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s Aviation Bureau, “As the aircraft was entering its landing phase, a bird control vehicle was running on the Wakkanai Airport runway. It is possible the aircraft landed while the vehicle was retreating from the runway.” The plane arrived at Wakkanai at 11:20 AM.
Due to the necessity of removing parts from the aircraft for flight record confirmation, three flights were canceled, affecting approximately 170 reserved passengers.
ANA and ANA Wings commented, “We deeply apologize for the concern and inconvenience caused to our customers and related parties. We will fully cooperate with the investigation by the relevant authorities.”
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