2024 Haneda Airport runway collision
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 JA13XJ, the aircraft involved in the accident in 2022 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2 January 2024 |
| Summary | Collision during landing |
| Site | Haneda Airport, Tokyo, Japan |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Airbus A350-941 |
| Operator | Japan Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | JL516 |
| ICAO flight No. | JAL516 |
| Registration | JA13XJ |
| Flight origin | New Chitose Airport, Sapporo, Japan |
| Destination | Haneda Airport, Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupants | 379 (JA13XJ) 6 (coast guard plane) |
| Passengers | 367 (JA13XJ) |
| Crew | 12 (JA13XJ) 6 (coast guard plane) |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | Unknown |
| Missing | 5[1] |
Japan Airlines Flight 516 was a scheduled Japan Airlines passenger flight from Sapporo to Haneda Airport in Tokyo. On 2 January 2024, the Airbus A350 operating the flight collided with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft and caught fire during landing.[2]
Images show fire coming out from the center of the aircraft with the plane tilted forward. Another footage shows the aircraft completely engulfed in flames with the wings remaining intact.[3][4] All 367 passengers and 12 crew members[5] were evacuated according to the airline.[6] According to the Japan Coast Guard, there were reportedly six occupants in the Coast Guard aircraft; one managed to escape while the others are currently missing.[7] The crash marks the first ever serious incident involving an Airbus A350, and is the first and only hull loss of the type.
Aircraft and crew
The aircraft involved in the accident was an Airbus A350-941, registered as JA13XJ with manufacturer serial number 538, powered by two Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines. The aircraft had its first flight in September 2021 and was delivered to Japan Airlines in November 2021.[8]
Accident
Flight 516 departed New Chitose Airport at 07:27 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). At approximately 08:47, the aircraft collided with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft whilst attempting to land at Haneda Airport on runway 34R. [9][10]
See also
Other similar runway collisions and incursions:
- Tenerife Airport disaster (1977)
- Los Angeles runway disaster (1991)
- Singapore Airlines Flight 006 (2000)
- Linate Airport disaster (2001)
- LATAM Airlines Perú Flight 2213 (2022)
References
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
NUwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Japan Airlines plane collides with Coast Guard aircraft; in flames on Haneda airport runway". Vanguard. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Japan Airlines plane in flames on the runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport". BBC. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Plane in flames on runway of Tokyo airport". Sky News. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Plane catches fire on runway in Japan; all passengers evacuated". The Times of India. 2 January 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Japan Airlines plane on fire on runway at Japanese airport". ABC11. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Alle 379 inzittenden van brandend vliegtuig in Tokio geëvacueerd, toestel botste op ander vliegtuig". NU.nl (in Dutch). 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "JA13XJ Japan Airlines Airbus A350-941". www.planespotters.net. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Japan Airlines flight JL516". Flightradar24. Archived from the original on 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ "A Japan Airlines aircraft on fire at Tokyo's Haneda Airport". NHK World. Archived from the original on 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
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