ANA Flight from Haneda to Yonago Recognized as Serious Incident after Ground Proximity Warning System Activation Upon Landing

All Nippon Airways (ANA) announced that the Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS) was activated on Flight ANA389, operating from Tokyo/Haneda to Yonago on April 7th (Boeing 737-800, aircraft registration: JA69AN, operated by ANA Wings), and the incident has been recognized as a serious incident by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

The flight departed from Tokyo/Haneda at 8:09 PM. At approximately 9:25 PM, while preparing to land over Lake Yonago, the aircraft descended to a low altitude, activating the GPWS, which prompted a procedure-adherent ascent and a landing retry.

During the descent for the first landing attempt, the approach angle to the runway was incorrect, leading to a retry of the landing. As it entered the approach for the second attempt while turning, an early descent led to a low altitude situation. The flight successfully landed at 9:34 PM. There were no injuries among the 132 passengers and 6 crew members on board, totaling 138 people.

ANA is currently investigating the details and stated, “We deeply apologize for the worry and inconvenience caused to all our passengers and everyone involved with this flight. We will fully cooperate with the investigations conducted by the relevant authorities moving forward.”