What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The honolulu cmo received the following information via e-mail from the the Japan civil aviation bureau (jcab) on October 12, 2011:hala 450 (B-767-300) was involved in a runway incursion incident in which the aircraft taxied onto runway 06R at Kansai International Airport without clearance. All nippon airways flight 8519 was subsequently sent around. This was recognized as a serious incident iaw article 76-2 of Japan aeronautics law. 10/14/2011 rpg was assigned to investigate the incident involving the e-mail report received from the jcab of an alleged runway incursion at Kansai international (rjbb) by hala flt 450 that occurred on October 12, 2011. I was able to confirm via the hala pilot report of incident dated 10/12/2011, telcon and e-mail from hala chief pilot, capt privacy data omitted, that the PIC was captain privacy data omitted.10/14/2011 loi was sent to privacy data omitted.10/14/2011 hnl cmo mgr, mike daniel, is coordinating the incident with the jcab, wp ro and FAA hq and will attempt to obtain the tower tape or a transcript thereof.10/16/2011 rpg departed hnl for training in okc 10/16/2011 and returned 10/24/2011.10/24/2011 rpg met with the hala chief pilot for an update on the status of the incident. Hala was proactive in sending a ltr of apology to the jcab. They also sent a delegation of management personnel to meet with the jcab in Japan on the incident and arranged for the crew to also meet with the jcab. I submitted a verbal request of all the hala corrective actions related to the incident. 10/27/2011 ltr of no action was sent closing the eir on privacy data omitted. The decision to forgo legal action was sent based on official notification that he had submitted a psap report that was accepted iaw the hala psap mou, section 10. 10/28/2011 sent e-mail to hala chief pilot and hala/do recapping the meeting of 10/24/2011 and to provide a written request to support my verbal request of all the hala corrective actions related to the incident. I also requested the information by 11/4/2011, if they were able.10/28/2011 received a reply from the hala/do, who at the time was returning from europe, that he would contact me on Monday, 10/31/2011, regarding the incident.11/6/2011 sent e-mail to hala/do citing my deadline of 11/14/2011 to complete the investigation.11/11/2011 received letter of hala corrective actions which appeared appropriate for the incident. 11/14/2011 sent e-mail to the hala/do with additional request for the tower tape or transcript of the incident. 11/16/2011 the hala/do replied that both were requested but not provided from the jcab.11/16/2011 this incident investigation is closed unless additional information is forthcoming such as the tower tape or transcript which is currently in the diplomatic request process. Rpg
As the FAA filed it
THE HONOLULU CMO RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION VIA E-MAIL FROM THE THE JAPAN CIVIL AVIATION BUREAU (JCAB) ON OCTOBER 12, 2011:HALA 450 (B-767-300) WAS INVOLVED IN A RUNWAY INCURSION INCIDENT IN WHICH THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED ONTO RUNWAY 06R AT KANSAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITHOUT CLEARANCE. ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS FLIGHT 8519 WAS SUBSEQUENTLY SENT AROUND. THIS WAS RECOGNIZED AS A SERIOUS INCIDENT IAW ARTICLE 76-2 OF JAPAN AERONAUTICS LAW. 10/14/2011 RPG WAS ASSIGNED TO INVESTIGATE THE INCIDENT INVOLVING THE E-MAIL REPORT RECEIVED FROM THE JCAB OF AN ALLEGED RUNWAY INCURSION AT KANSAI INTERNATIONAL (RJBB) BY HALA FLT 450 THAT OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 12, 2011. I WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM VIA THE HALA PILOT REPORT OF INCIDENT DATED 10/12/2011, TELCON AND E-MAIL FROM HALA CHIEF PILOT, CAPT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THAT THE PIC WAS CAPTAIN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.10/14/2011 LOI WAS SENT TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.10/14/2011 HNL CMO MGR, MIKE DANIEL, IS COORDINATING THE INCIDENT WITH THE JCAB, WP RO AND FAA HQ AND WILL ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN THE TOWER TAPE OR A TRANSCRIPT THEREOF.10/16/2011 RPG DEPARTED HNL FOR TRAINING IN OKC 10/16/2011 AND RETURNED 10/24/2011.10/24/2011 RPG MET WITH THE HALA CHIEF PILOT FOR AN UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF THE INCIDENT. HALA WAS PROACTIVE IN SENDING A LTR OF APOLOGY TO THE JCAB. THEY ALSO SENT A DELEGATION OF MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL TO MEET WITH THE JCAB IN JAPAN ON THE INCIDENT AND ARRANGED FOR THE CREW TO ALSO MEET WITH THE JCAB. I SUBMITTED A VERBAL REQUEST OF ALL THE HALA CORRECTIVE ACTIONS RELATED TO THE INCIDENT. 10/27/2011 LTR OF NO ACTION WAS SENT CLOSING THE EIR ON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE DECISION TO FORGO LEGAL ACTION WAS SENT BASED ON OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION THAT HE HAD SUBMITTED A PSAP REPORT THAT WAS ACCEPTED IAW THE HALA PSAP MOU, SECTION 10. 10/28/2011 SENT E-MAIL TO HALA CHIEF PILOT AND HALA/DO RECAPPING THE MEETING OF 10/24/2011 AND TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN REQUEST TO SUPPORT MY VERBAL REQUEST OF ALL THE HALA CORRECTIVE ACTIONS RELATED TO THE INCIDENT. I ALSO REQUESTED THE INFORMATION BY 11/4/2011, IF THEY WERE ABLE.10/28/2011 RECEIVED A REPLY FROM THE HALA/DO, WHO AT THE TIME WAS RETURNING FROM EUROPE, THAT HE WOULD CONTACT ME ON MONDAY, 10/31/2011, REGARDING THE INCIDENT.11/6/2011 SENT E-MAIL TO HALA/DO CITING MY DEADLINE OF 11/14/2011 TO COMPLETE THE INVESTIGATION.11/11/2011 RECEIVED LETTER OF HALA CORRECTIVE ACTIONS WHICH APPEARED APPROPRIATE FOR THE INCIDENT. 11/14/2011 SENT E-MAIL TO THE HALA/DO WITH ADDITIONAL REQUEST FOR THE TOWER TAPE OR TRANSCRIPT OF THE INCIDENT. 11/16/2011 THE HALA/DO REPLIED THAT BOTH WERE REQUESTED BUT NOT PROVIDED FROM THE JCAB.11/16/2011 THIS INCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS FORTHCOMING SUCH AS THE TOWER TAPE OR TRANSCRIPT WHICH IS CURRENTLY IN THE DIPLOMATIC REQUEST PROCESS. RPG
NTSB investigation
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