2024 Haneda Airport runway collision
On 2 January 2024, Japan Airlines Flight 516 was involved in an accident when it collided with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft while landing at Haneda Airport in Tokyo. Both planes caught fire after the impact.[1][2] On the Japan Airlines plane, all of the 379 people on board got out safely.[3][4] The Japan Coast Guard plane had 6 people, but 5 of them died, leaving 1 survivor.[5] In total, 380 people survived. This is the first major accident and hull loss of an Airbus A350.
 Wreckage of JA13XJ, the aircraft involved in the accident, a day after the crash | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2 January 2024 |
| Summary | Runway collision during landing; under investigation |
| Site | Haneda Airport, Tokyo, Japan 35°32′50″N 139°47′59″E / 35.54722°N 139.79972°E |
| First aircraft | |
 JA13XJ, the Japan Airlines Airbus A350 involved, pictured in 2022 | |
| 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 |
| Passengers | 367 |
| Crew | 12 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 15 |
| Survivors | 379 (All) |
| Second aircraft | |
 JA722A, the Japan Coast Guard Dash 8 involved in the accident, pictured in 2021 | |
| Type | DHC-8-315 Dash 8 |
| Operator | Japan Coast Guard |
| Registration | JA722A |
| Flight origin | Haneda Airport, Tokyo, Japan |
| Destination | Niigata Airport, Niigata, Japan |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 5 |
| Injuries | 1 |
| Survivors | 1 |
Aircraft and crew
The Japan Airlines plane involved was an Airbus A350-941, registration JA13XJ, made in 2021, with two Rolls-Royce engines. The Japan Coast Guard plane was a De Havilland Canada Dash 8, registered as JA722A.
Accident
Japan Airlines Flight 516 left New Chitose Airport in Sapporo at 16:27 JST, and around 17:47, it collided with a Japan Coast Guard Dash 8 while landing at Haneda Airport. The Coast Guard plane was getting ready to deliver supplies to Niigata after the 2024 Noto earthquake.[6]
