Boeing 737 incident near Shonai, Jp, December 8, 2012
On December 8, 2012 at about 1:26 pm local time, a Boeing 737, registered JA57AN, was involved in an incident during landing (landing roll) near Shonai. It was flown under foreign airline rules (Part 129). No one was hurt; 167 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
- December 8, 2012 · about 1:26 pm local time
- Place
- Shonai, Japan
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 167 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737 881 · all 737s on the register
- Registration
- JA57AN · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · foreign airline rules (Part 129)
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On 8 December 2012, at approximately 1326 UTC (2236 local time), a Boeing 737-800, registration JA57AN, operated by All Nippon Airways, overran the runway after landing at Shonai Airport (RJSY), Yamagata, Japan, and came to rest in the grass area past the end of the runway. There was no damage to the aircraft and no injuries. The incident is being investigated by the Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB). The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative as the state of manufacture of the aircraft under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13. All inquiries should be directed to the JTSB at the following: Japan Transport Safety Board Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Kasumigaseki 2-1-2, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8918 Japan website: http://www.mlit.go.jp/jtsb/english.html
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 (landing roll) defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Operator: All Nippon Airways CO LTD
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabi | 4 | |||
| Flight crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 161 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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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.