ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275063
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| Date: | Thursday 3 February 2022 |
| Time: | 13:55 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni (IWK/RJOI) -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Iwakuni MCAS (IWK/RJOI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An F/A-18E of the US Navy suffered a flat tire wile landing on the runway of MCAS Iwakuni. The runway was temporally closed, causing a diversion and a cancellation of commercial flights. Similar incident happened at Iwakuni on 21st January.
Sources:
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/5288be7f8adc7f5fa0dc6ff093b1a2e711e5912e
https://www.chugoku-np.co.jp/animation/article/article.php?comment_id=18815&comment_sub_id=0&category_id=41
https://www.chugoku-np.co.jp/local/news/article.php?comment_id=829923&comment_sub_id=0&category_id=256
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Feb-2022 10:44 | isamuel | Added |
| 04-Feb-2022 11:34 | isamuel | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2022 15:20 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 06-Feb-2022 17:58 | Spacepope | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
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