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| Date: | Thursday 4 April 2024 |
| Time: | 14:50 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II |
| Owner/operator: | USAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni (IWK/RJOI) -
 Japan
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Iwakuni MCAS (IWK/RJOI) |
An F-35A of USAF suffered a tire problem while landing at runway 2 of MCAS Iwakuni, Japan. The tire of Lightning II emitted smoke during the landing roll, and the fighter came to halt facing sideways to east near the departure end of the runway 2. The runway was closed until the airplane was towed away. Three commercial flights were cancelled.
Sources:
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/yamaguchi/20240404/4060019793.html
https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp/news_society/articles/000343809.html
https://theatlasnews.co/brief/2024/04/04/u-s-f-35-mishap-closes-iwakuni-kintaikyo-airport-operations-onboard-mcas-iwakuni/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Apr-2024 11:30 | isamuel | Added |
| 04-Apr-2024 18:46 | vasilf | Updated [Source, ] |
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