Aircraft Collision at Haneda

[97K15004WD]

From CNN this AM:

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/01/02/asia/japan-airlines-plane-fire-airport-intl-hnk/index.html

First reports indicate all evacuated safely. Collision between passenger jet and earthquake relief aircraft.

I'm really hoping the reports are correct on no casualties.

 

[Snagglefoot]

The large plane was an A350. That’s one huge plane that can hold 400 passengers and fly for 20 hrs. Looks like it was a successful evacuation. Japan is famous for using huge planes for short hauls. Sapporo to Haneda
airport is around a 1-1/2 hr flight.

 

[VTECOverRated]

There has been a massive up tick over the last 2-3 years of aircraft related incidents, as well as a surprisingly large amount of pilot deaths for "no reason" #diedsuddenly.

 

[wavinwayne]

5 Coast Guard fatalities on the plane this one collided with. Sad.

 

[JavierH19]

Dang, Poor coast guard crew, I hope the 5 that didn't make didn't suffer too much and are at peace now, and i wish for the single surviving crew member being the captain to not feel to bad about it all. Thankfully the passnegers are ok, 11 needed attention. Fairly new a350 too.

 

[Astro14]

As always, it’s too early to tell, but my hunch is a runway incursion by the Coast Guard airplane.

Impressive job by the cabin crew on that A350 getting everyone off before the airplane was consumed by flames. They did a great job.

 

[4WD]

The large plane was an A350. That’s one huge plane that can hold 400 passengers and fly for 20 hrs. Looks like it was a successful evacuation. Japan is famous for using huge planes for short hauls. Sapporo to Haneda
airport is around a 1-1/2 hr flight.

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That’s about the only wide body I have not flown in - but do have a Qatar Airways booking in just over 2 weeks - should be nice …

 

[JavierH19]

As always, it’s too early to tell, but my hunch is a runway incursion by the Coast Guard airplane.

Impressive job by the cabin crew on that A350 getting everyone off before the airplane was consumed by flames. They did a great job.

Yeah and that's considering that the right engine was apparently still running so they didn't get to use the doors on that side but were still able to evacuate a loaded plane that quickly which is good to hear.

 

[ms21043]

A lot of pax evacuated through the 1R door.

 

[Pablo]

5 Coast Guard fatalities on the plane this one collided with. Sad.

Just to be clear Japan Coast Guard.

Right after the earthquake. Man.

 

[edyvw]

That’s about the only wide body I have not flown in - but do have a Qatar Airways booking in just over 2 weeks - should be nice …

Excellent bird. I flew it for the first time two months ago DEN-MUC.

 

[Just a civilian pilot]

There has been a massive up tick over the last 2-3 years of aircraft related incidents, as well as a surprisingly large amount of pilot deaths for "no reason" #diedsuddenly.

As a pilot, I should be very worried I guess (pilots dying, suddenly, for " no reason" )?

Never heard of any except the conspiracy theory.

What I have noticed is a huge uptick in conspiracy theories.

 

[wavinwayne]

 

[Dave Hess]

Very terrible event.

 

[barryh]

The media outlets in the UK are calling it a miracle that all passengers on the A350 survived. Not one that I've read gives any due credit to the professionalism of the cabin crew who managed the evacuation. The fact that Japanese passengers are more naturally inclined to respect authority and do what they were told might have helped too. A lesson for us all in that situation.

 

[Jimmy_Russells]

But 1% of 8 trillion is 76 billion. Ouch.

What are you referring to with these numbers? Surely you can't mean the population.

 

[Number_35]

What are you referring to with these numbers? Surely you can't mean the population.

Agreed, the Earth's population is about 8 B, and 1% of that is 80 M.

 

[Just a civilian pilot]

One thing that helps pilots is the ability to do math.

 

[fdcg27]

So relieved to hear that everyone, pax and crew, made it off that A350.
The fire looked horrific and those vids cannot have been from too long after all were off.
An airliner is like a car. Get it started and it burns just great.

 

[Pablo]

The jet's engines still under power???