Originally Posted by
CurtainTwitcher
The Japanese had it right years ago! Tokyo
RJAA Jepp 20-9L, charts are from 2010, but it was the same thing long before that.
I've been told that the gear down over the water policy at NRT comes from some wheel well stowaways falling onto property under the approach path back in the 1970's while local 'activists' were rioting to prevent full operation of the airport. I can't recall ever hearing about ice blocks falling when you put the wheels down on an airliner but I suppose it is possible. It is odd that the NRT gear down restriction doesn't apply when landing to the south.