Boeing 777 incident near Munich, De, November 3, 2011
On November 3, 2011 at about 11:10 am local time, a Boeing 777, registered N9VSWQ, suffered minor damage in an incident during landing (flare/touchdown) near Munich (Munich Airport). It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. No one was hurt; 129 people were on board or involved.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 3, 2011 · about 11:10 am local time
- Place
- Munich, Germany · Munich Airport · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 129 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 777 300 · all 777s on the register
- Registration
- N9VSWQ · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On November 3, 2011, at about 1210 local time (1110 UTC), a Boeing 777-300, 9V-SWQ, experienced a runway excursion upon landing on runway 08R at Franz Joseph Strauss Munich Airport (EDDM), Munich, Germany. None of the 143 passengers or 15 crewmembers were injured. The airplane sustained minor damage. The flight was registered to and operated by Singapore Airlines as a scheduled passenger flight. The flight originated at Manchester Airport, Manchester, England(EGCC). The investigation is being conducted by the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation (BFU). As the state of manufacture, the NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the BFU with their investigation under the provisions of Annex 13 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. All inquiries should be directed to the BFU at: Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation Hermann-Blenk-Str. 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany Website: http://www.bfu-web.de
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Runway excursion during landing (flare/touchdown) defining event
Crew member
No details recorded.
The aircraft
- Landing gear: retractable
- Operator: Singapore Airlines
The flight
- Departed from: EGCC Manchester
- Destination: EDDM Munich
- Flight plan: not recorded
- Runway 08R, 13,123 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabi | 13 | |||
| Flight crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 114 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
Other NTSB records under N9VSWQ the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.