All Nippon Airways (ANA) announced that at around 7:53 a.m. on February 27, Flight NH114 from Tokyo/Haneda to Houston (Boeing 787-9, aircraft registration: JA873A) experienced a tailstrike when the rear of the aircraft contacted the runway while landing at Houston Airport in the United States.
The flight departed Tokyo/Haneda at 11:10 a.m. the same day and arrived in Houston at 8:04 a.m. There were no injuries among the 209 people on board, consisting of 12 crew members and 197 passengers. The exact cause is under detailed investigation.
Work is underway to repair the aircraft, and the return flight on the same day, Flight NH113 from Houston to Tokyo/Haneda, was canceled.
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) classified the event as an aviation accident on March 10, and Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism did so on March 11. ANA states that it will fully cooperate with investigations conducted by the relevant authorities.
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