Amid Tokyo crash probe, report says small plane not okayed for runway

The burn-out Japanese coast guard aircraft is seen at rear behind the logo of Japan Airline at Haneda airport on Jan 3, 2024, in Tokyo. - Kyodo News via AP

TOKYO: As investigators probed the cause of the spectacular collision between a Japanese passenger plane and a coastguard aircraft at Tokyo's Haneda Airport, the Japanese news agency Kyodo reported on Wednesday (jANthat it was probably the result of human error.

Citing the Ministry of Transport, Kyodo reported that the coastguard aircraft did not have permission to take off and land on the runway, which was evident from the communication data between the aircraft and air traffic control.