Boeing 737-200 crash, Aug 26, 1982, Ishigaki
Boeing 737-200 accident on August 26, 1982 near Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan with no fatalities. Cause: Pilot error compounded by hydroplaning, per the...
- Date: August 26, 1982
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
- Location: Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot error compounded by hydroplaning, per the investigation commission summary.
A Southwest Air Lines Boeing 737 on a scheduled flight from Naha bounced on landing at Ishigaki, then both main gear inner tyres burst and the aircraft overran the runway. All 138 occupants evacuated and survived, and the aircraft later caught fire after the evacuation and was destroyed. The investigation commission attributed it to pilot error compounded by hydroplaning.