Investigators believe Japan Airlines / Coast Guard crash caused by human error

Japanese investigators believe that the collision between a Japan Airlines Airbus A350 and a Japan Coast Guard Bombardier Dash 8 at, that took place on the 2nd of January 2024, was primarily the result of human error. This news comes a day after the Japanese investigators released their preliminary report on the accident.

Voice recorder data from the January 2 accident revealed that the Dash 8 crew's onboard discussions were focused solely on their mission to assist those affected by the magnitude-7.6 earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas the previous day.

Subsequently, Japan Airlines ' inability to spot the Dash 8 turboprop on the runway contributed to a series of factors leading to the accident. If the A350 flight crew had been able to spot the Dash 8 on the runway, they would have performed a go-around. However, visibility was limited that day.

It is worth noting that this is not the final report, and the contents of the preliminary report may change in the future as new information becomes available.

On the 2nd of January 2024, a Bombardier DHC-8-315, registered as JA722A, belonging to the Japan Coast Guard, which had stopped on runway 34R, collided with the Japan Airlines Airbus A350-900 widebody registered as JA13XJ, which had landed on runway 34R.

There were six people onboard the Dash 8, including the captain and five crew members,
The plane caught fire after colliding with the Airbus A350. The captain of the Japan Coast Guard plane was seriously injured, while the other five crew members were killed. The Dash 8 was destroyed in the collision and subsequent fire.