After plane crash in Tokyo: Investigators examine tower instructions
A Japan Airlines airliner collided with a Coast Guard aircraft after landing at Haneda Airport on Tuesday and burned out. All 379 occupants of the passenger plane were able to escape via emergency slides. However, five crew members on board the Coast Guard plane were killed and only the pilot survived with serious injuries.
At a press conference late on Tuesday evening, a representative of Japan Airlines replied to a question about the take-off clearance for the airliner: "As far as we know, it has been granted." However, the airline and the Ministry of Transport declined to comment directly on the radio traffic between the two planes and the air traffic controllers, citing the ongoing investigation.
A recording of radio traffic between the tower and the aircraft appears to support the Japan Airline representative's statement: "Japan 516, continue your approach," says the recording, which could be heard on a website published by Flugverkehrsfunk.
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The investigator examining the Airplane accident in Tokyo focused on the tower instructions provided to the Japan Airlines airliner. Despite the unfortunate incident, the Japan Airline representative confirmed that a take-off clearance was granted. However, the Ministry of Transportation and the airline refused to delve into the radio traffic between the two planes and the air traffic controllers, citing the ongoing investigation. Subsequently, the Airplane accident investigation team boarded an airplane to Tokyo to further examine the events leading up to the collision at the Haneda Airport's tower. The unfortunate tragedy has raised concerns about the facility's instructions and the communication between planes and air traffic control.
Source: www.stern.de
