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JASDF F-15’s Main Landing Gear Collapses During Landing at Okinawa’s Naha Airport

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A Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15J suffered a main landing-gear collapse while landing at Naha Airport in Okinawa, skidding and turning 180 degrees before stopping with its left wing touching the runway. The incident temporarily closed one of the airport’s two commercial runways, while flights continued on the other.

Discovered 2026-08-17T23:55:37.441457-07:00 | 2026-08-17T23:55:37.441457-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The landing incident temporarily removed one of Naha Airport’s two runways from service, demonstrating the immediate operational impact of a military aircraft mishap at a shared civil-military aviation facility.
  • The event involves the JASDF’s F-15 fleet and will be relevant to investigations into landing-gear performance, maintenance, and operational safety, although the provided reports do not identify a cause or injuries.

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FlightGlobal The Aviationist defence-blog.com
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2026-08-17T23:55:37.441457-07:00
Latest Update
2026-08-18T14:05:08.101740-07:00
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