Japanese officials begin on-site inquiries after fatal crash at Tokyo airport

An orange fireball erupted from the aircraft, and the JAL plane continued down the runway covered in flames while spewing grey smoke.

Transport officials and police have begun on-site investigations at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport after a large passenger plane and a Japanese coast guard aircraft collided on the runway and burst into flame.

Transport officials and police began separate investigations at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Wednesday, a day after a large passenger plane and a Japanese coast guard aircraft collided on the runway and burst into flames, killing five people.

The accident happened on Tuesday evening when Japan Airlines flight JAL-516 landed on one of Haneda’s four runways as the coast guard aircraft – a Bombardier Dash-8 – was preparing to take off. Both sides said they had received the go-ahead from aviation officials.