Tokyo Haneda Airport Incident: Unseen Coast Guard Aircraft Leads to Collision
Summary:
In a series of tweets on January 3, 2024, various users discuss a collision at Haneda Airport involving a Japan Coast Guard aircraft. The key points of discussion revolve around the visibility of the aircraft prior to the collision and the sequence of events leading to the accident. Users analyze whether the Coast Guard aircraft’s lights were visible and question why it wasn’t detected by either air traffic control or the pilots.
羽田の事故の瞬間ですが、海保の機体は衝突まで存在がほとんどわかりません、不幸の連鎖だったのでしょう pic.twitter.com/YO5wkWwaLE
— 杏奈 (@hukaino_mori) January 2, 2024
User Reactions:
- 杏奈: “The moment of the Haneda accident. The Coast Guard aircraft was almost invisible until the collision. A chain of misfortune.”
- Was. inc: “Hard to see in the footage, but faintly visible are anti-collision lights, navigation lights, strobe lights, and a logo light. JAL should’ve seen these from the runway.”
- 杏奈: “Looking closely, the front lights are on, and the navigation or anti-collision lights appear to be flashing. Surprising that neither JAL nor the control tower saw it.”
- 日経ビジュアル取材班 Nikkei Visual Investigations: “Reached out for a discussion about the screen recording.”
- ちい: “It’s unclear…”
- TARAR: “This is a serious issue.”
- kaz5102: “The Coast Guard aircraft’s anti-collision lights are on. If the control tower or the landing aircraft had noticed, they would’ve gone around.”
- 霜月: “This footage is valuable. The Coast Guard pilot said it ‘exploded on the runway,’ suggesting they didn’t realize they were hit.”
- ちゃまめ: “It seems like a series of unfortunate events – a wrongful entry at night, unnoticed by controllers and the pilot.”
- 風成柴犬大之輔星守* 柴犬(しばいぬ)ダイスケ🌙🐰⭐️🌊🎷🐥🍀︎🎈🎶🎹🫑: “It would have been different in the daytime.”
- megurhythm: “Painful to think if it had been daytime.”
- バナナ大統領: “Wouldn’t have happened in the daytime.”
- タツヤ R5行政書士試験(結果待ち): “Looks like the JAL aircraft collided with the Self-Defense Force aircraft right after landing.”
- くまインティライミ: “Would have been different in the daytime.”
- 伊勢崎マサムネ@及時雨: “This isn’t just an unlucky chain of events. What’s the point of the control tower?”
- 達磨: “Valuable footage. The Coast Guard aircraft stopped on the runway for 40-50 seconds before the accident.”
- マロニー 柴田: “Were the Coast Guard’s anti-collision lights even on?”
- TAKKU@再就職決まったけど更新住居地獄にハマってる: “The Coast Guard aircraft was moving. Either vague instructions from the controller or the Coast Guard ignored a stop command.”
- 上西 豊: “The Coast Guard should’ve checked before moving.”
- 田舎が大好き: “The Coast Guard aircraft seemed to be waiting for takeoff on the runway. Was it impossible for JAL to avoid it after descending?”