JAL Express Flight 2496

A JAL Express Boeing 737-800, similar aircraft to the one involved in the accident.

### Summary

Controlled flight into terrain due to 1rd engine explosion

### Site

near Tokyo, Futtsu Park, Tokyo International Airport, Japan

### Total injuries

1

**JAL Express (Japan Airlines Express) Flight 2496** - a aircraft Boeing 737-800 by JAL Express was a passenger flight Tokyo-Incheon, in the plane is 29 passengers and 3 crew members (total:32) but after 21 minutes after takeoff, exploded 1rd engine, the crew told to ATC to make an emergency landing, but the plane could not land, it crashed into the water and slipped on the sand, killing 28 passengers and 3 crew members (total:31), only 1 passenger survived, 4 passengers also died in the hospital

### Crew

1. Captain - Hikite Chenchans (born. 1974, died. 2008) An ordinary pilot, Hikite born in Tokyo, Japan, he started working as a pilot in 1991, married in 1996, unfortunately he died in a plane crash.
2. First Officer - Huihan Chenchans (born. 1949, died. 2008) An experienced pilot, born in Tokyo, Japan, he flew for the first time on a DC-3 aircraft in 1969, married in 1973, her wife gave birth to Hikite Chenchans in 1974, before Huihan was 25 years old, In 1990, Huihan advised to go to work as a pilot, Hikite agreed and said that he would start working in 1991, unfortunately he died together with his son Hikite.
3. Stewardess - Julian Markhesibe (born. 1983, died. 2008) born in Incheon, South Korea, died in the flight 2496.

### Crash

* 13:09 JST - The plane is ready to taxi to runway 16L.
* 13:14 JST - The plane is goes to runway 16L with 29 passengers and 3 crew members
* 13:35 JST - The aircraft is in the runway 16L - the crew says to ATC "2496, we are clear to takeoff (in Japanese)
* 13:36 JST - ATC agrees to the crew to take off from the airport,
* 13:57 JST - The 1rd engine is explodes near Tokyo.
* 14:02 JST - The crew informs to ATC to make an emergency landing on the water (like a Japan Airlines Flight 2…)
* 14:09 JST - The Boeing hit the water with its left wing, then hit its nose, the collision led to the water, complete destruction of the cockpit and the death of two pilots, then slipped on the sand, from 1 m to the place of the first impact, the plane stopped, the plane only hadthe tail section intact, but with minor damage.

### CVR Transcript

Cockpit Voice Recorder was found in the 28 July 2008. The Flight Data Recorder was found destroyed…

* (SOUND OF 1RD ENGINE EXPLOSION)
* Captain: Dad, 1rd engine is died!
* First Officer: Let’s say it to ATC…
* Captain: 2496, emergency
* ATC: what’s your situation, tail number 89639?
* First Officer: In our pl-
* Captain: 1rd engine exploded!
* First Officer: yeah…
* ATC: Welp, i don’t have ideas…
* Captain: Damn!
* ATC: Emergency Landing?
* First Officer: Oh Yeah!
* Captain: 2496, we are do emergency landing to Tokyo Bay
* ATC: ok
* First Officer: Son, let’s on the gears!
* Stewardess: Coffee?
* First Officer: No than-
* Captain: YES!
* First Officer: okay
* GPWS: Sinkrate! Sinkrate!
* Stewardess: What’s happening! Captain!
* Captain: In our number1 engine is explode!
* Stewardess: Oh my god!
* First Officer: Don’t worry Miss!
* Stewardess: alright…
* (SOUND OF CABIN DOOR CLOSE)
* GPWS: WHOOP WHOOP PULL UP!
* GPWS: WHOOP WHOOP PULL UP!
* Captain: 20!
* Captain: 10!
* First Officer: Oh no we going to the left!
* (SOUND OF FIRST IMPACT)
* Captain: GOODBYE TOKYO!
* (SOUND OF FATAL IMPACT)
* First Officer: Ahhh!

(END OF RECORDING)

### Investigation

The investigation of the JAE2496 plane crash was conducted by the Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB)

The researchers told the builder of the engine that exploded, but the builder ran away and the researchers caught up with him but could not, When detecting the Cockpit Voice Recorder, the researchers realized that the captain and co-pilot could restart the engine, in the 30 July 2009, Investigators they came home to the builder who built the engine number 1, the builder said, «Excuse me for running away, I was afraid that you would arrest me, but okay, I'll tell you, I didn't fix them much» the investigators told him that he would be arrested and he would be released in 2 days.

The final report of the investigation was published on 29 February 2009

### Crash site

The Japan AirLines Express Flight 2496 crashed into water, then slipped on the sand…

A fire appeared at the crash site, and they were able to eliminate it on the tail 2 minutes before the disaster, the bodies of the captain and co-pilot were found at the site of the second impact, the cockpit was torn apart, the salon of the aircraft was also destroyed, but not completely, at the place where the seats were cut... there were damages in the tail section, the only survivor was sitting at this place, and 4 passengers who died in the hospital were in the cabin… The place of the first blow was a blow on the left wing (coordi. 35°18'57.9"N 139°47'21.8"E) The place of the second impact was a blow on the nose of the cabin (coordi. 35°18'54.2"N 139°47'21.7"E) the place where the plane stops, located in Futtsu Park (coordin. 35°18'48.6"N 139°47'23.3"E)