A Japan Airlines (JAL) plane collided with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft while landing at Tokyo s Haneda Airport on Jan 2. How did the runway collision occur and why could it not have been prevented? Nikkei explains the events with 3D modeling.
The deadly collision at Haneda Airport in Tokyo may have been caused by confusion over the air-traffic controller’s phrase “No. 1” during an abnormal period, aviation experts said.