The circumstances surrounding the death of five individuals in a Japanese aircraft collision.

 Five individuals aboard a Coast Guard plane lost their lives when it collided with a Japan Airlines Airbus A350 during landing at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on January 2. Fortunately, all 379 passengers on the airliner were safely evacuated.

 The sequence of events, based on a communications transcript released by the Japanese government, indicates that the Japan Airlines flight JAL-516 was cleared to land on runway 34R at 5:44:56 pm.

Simultaneously, the coast guard flight JA722A was instructed to taxi to holding point C5, situated at least 50 meters from the runway edge. Approximately two minutes later, the Japan Airlines flight landed, colliding with the coast guard's DHC-8 aircraft. 

The pilot of JA722A, Genki Miyamoto, who is the sole survivor, claimed to have received permission to take off. The JAL flight crew had no visual contact with the other plane, although one crew member spotted an object just before impact. 

Investigators have yet to publicly draw conclusions, and both the flight recorder and voice recorder from the Coast Guard plane have been recovered.

The flight recorder from the passenger jet has been recovered, but not its voice recorder.

Aviation expert Guido Carim Junior from Griffith University emphasized the need to await the comprehensive accident investigation's conclusion to understand precisely what transpired. 

Carim explained that accidents like this typically result from a combination of factors, involving both human error and technological malfunctions.

A fiery incident unfolded as an orange ball of fire and black smoke emerged beneath the JAL airliner during its runway departure. The coast guard plane is challenging to discern in video footage of the incident.

Passenger-shot footage depicted flames underneath the plane, filling the cabin with smoke as cries of babies and shouts for door openings echoed.

 The nine flight attendants sought permission to open emergency exits, informing the cockpit of the fire to obtain authorization, as reported by NHK.

International regulations dictate that aircraft should be fully evacuated within 90 seconds, utilizing half of the emergency exits. 

In this case, despite having eight emergency exits, only three – two at the front and one at the rear left – could be utilized due to the fire. The malfunctioning intercom system prevented the cockpit from granting permission for the use of the rear exit, according to the airline.

The crew in the rear section, following their training, decided to disembark passengers through the back door.

Employing megaphones and their unaided voices, the 12-member crew guided all 367 passengers off the plane using emergency slides.

 The entire evacuation process lasted 18 minutes, with the pilot being the last person to touch the tarmac at 6:05 pm. Only two individuals sustained injuries.

Shortly after, the entire aircraft became an inferno, prompting numerous fire engines to attempt extinguishing the blaze. This effort extended over eight hours.

It was noted by experts that passengers seemingly left their belongings, including at least one pet dog and one cat, on the plane, which is considered remarkable. 

Terence Fan, an airline industry expert from Singapore Management University, commented that passengers appeared to have followed evacuation instructions meticulously, emphasizing that the airframe itself is not designed to survive such a blaze ultimately.