Japan Airlines Flight 516 bursts into flames after ramming into coast guard aircraft

A Japan Airlines (JAL) plane was in flames soon after it touched down on the runway of Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday after apparently colliding with a coast guard aircraft, Japanese media reported.

The images and videos released by Japanese broadcaster NHK showed the plane moving along the runway before an explosion of orange flames burst from beneath and behind it.

"We are currently assessing the extent of the damage," the airline said, according to an NHK report.

The BBC reported that the plane, Japan Airlines Flight 516, departed from New Chitose Airport in Sapporo at 16:00 local time (07:00 GMT) and was scheduled to land at Haneda at 17:40.

All 367 passengers on board the Airbus plane were evacuated, broadcaster NHK reported.

"We are currently assessing the extent of the damage," the airline said, according to an NHK report.

Meanwhile, a coast guard official at Haneda Airport, one of the world's busiest, said they were "checking details". Additionally, over 70 fire engines were being deployed, NHK reported.

Moreover, one of five of the Japanese Coast Guard members aboard the Coast Guard aircraft reportedly escaped, according to Reuters, while others are currently unaccounted for, TBS News reported.

The television footage showed flames coming out of windows and the plane's nose on the ground as rescue workers sprayed it. There was also burning debris on the runway, AFP reported.

Japan has not experienced a major commercial aviation accident in decades, with the worst being the 1985 JAL jumbo jet crash in central Gunma, resulting in 520 deaths and one of the world's deadliest plane crashes.