Incident Overview
On October 12, 2011, at Kansai International Airport, a Boeing 767-300 registered as N588HA, operated by Hawaiian Airlines Inc. as flight HAL450, received an air traffic control (ATC) instruction to hold short of runway A. Despite this instruction, the Hawaiian Airlines aircraft entered the runway at approximately 21:37 local time.
At the same time, a Boeing 767-300 registered as JA8356, operated by All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. as flight ANA8519, was on approach to the airport. The All Nippon Airways aircraft was approximately 6.5 kilometers southeast of the airport and had received landing clearance. Upon observing the runway incursion, ATC instructed the All Nippon Airways flight to execute a go-around, which it did successfully.
Aftermath
Neither aircraft sustained any damage, and there were no injuries reported. The incident is being investigated by the Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB). The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative, as the United States is the state of manufacture of the accident aircraft, in accordance with the provisions of ICAO Annex 13. All inquiries should be directed to the JTSB.