What happened to ANA 66 on November 12, 2021?

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Looking by the window I saw two planes approaching Haneda. It stroke me as a bit odd that one of the plane seemed to have stopped descent and might not have intended to land.

I checked flight radar, and sure enough the flight did not landed and went around. Then, a cart came and inspected the runaway.

It was at around 16:00 local time and the closure seems to have lasted just a few minutes.

What happened on this runway ?

See: When (if ever) can ATC order an aircraft to go around? and How common are cancelled landing attempts? / from those: unless there is something worth investigating, it's nothing out of the ordinary and there could be many reasons, which are listed in the first topic — , Nov 12 '21 at 12:03
Not sure how it is "opinion based". Someone with ATC recording could give an answer. We have none right now and that's... fine. — Antzi, Apr 14 '22 at 09:54

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 12 '21 at 12:34

If you noticed an inspection vehicle on the runway in question, some of the possible reason for performing an inspection are:

previous landed aircraft noticed something on the rwy during landing
previously landed or departed aircraft was noticed to be missing some parts
previously landed or departed aircraft reported technical issues during landing or takeoff
specific to some regions, like Japan, an earthquake of sufficient magnitude was registered near the airport (none were registered within the timeframe you specified)
animals, drones or other "unauthorized entities" were seen in the vicinity of runway

In addition to these "ad-hoc" inspections there are regularily performed inspection, such as friction measurement if weather deems necessary, but these are scheduled, and should never necessitate go-arounds.

What happened to ANA 66 on November 12, 2021?

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