Japanese Coast Guard Plane's Unexplained Presence on the Runway
Titillating Tidbits: The Heartstopping Collision at Haneda Airport
| Date: January 3, 2024 || --- || 3 Min Read |
Aviation Scoop by Kickback Kane
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Got a scoop on the recent brouhaha at Haneda Airport? The Japanese Coast Guard plane, a DHC8 turboprop, was seen clashing with the landing Japan Airlines A350 on Tuesday night, leaving five Coast Guard personnel and nadda on the A350. The question on everyone's lips - why the heck was the Coast Guard plane on the runway in the first place?
It's all down to the Coast Guard pilot's assumption that he could slam onto the runway 'cause there were no Stop Bar warning lights hollering at him to stay put (see below pics). Or did the Coast Guard crew catch wind of the NOTAM about the unfunctional stop bar lighting, or did they buckle under ATC's instruction? These queries are the breadcrumbs, suspicious evidence for the investigators to unearth.
The A350 crew couldn't spot a thing on their Traffic Collision Avoidance System ('cause it's zonked out above 900ft during landing) but the blame bein' thrown around like popcorn - either the Coast Guard Pilot, or ATC, is crackers for not keepin' tabs on where their planes are.
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