On the 12th, the 37th anniversary of the crash of the JAL jumbo plane, Kiyoko Yamaoka (76) from Sakai City, Osaka, went to climb "Osutaka Ridge" to commemorate the spirit with a promise she made with her daughters 37 years ago. .

Kiyoko lost her two daughters, Tomomi, who was in her second year of high school (16 years old at the time), and Kaoru, who was in her second year of junior high school (14 years old at that time), in the crash.



According to Kiyoko, Tomomi was kind and steady, and Kaoru was so competitive that she loved to move her body.



Thirty-seven years ago in August, the two of them used their summer vacation to visit Kiyoko's parents' home in Kanagawa Prefecture.



It was the first time for Kiyoko to go home with her children alone because she had a job that she couldn't miss.



The day before she returned to her home in Osaka, she received a phone call from her daughters saying that they had gotten tickets on the waiting list, so they decided to return by plane instead of the Shinkansen.



The next day, just before heading to Haneda Airport, a home video filmed by chance showed the younger sister, Kaoru, who was tanned black, sitting on the lap of the older sister, Tomomi, and having fun on the porch. The state of loading was left.



However, Japan Airlines Flight 123, which two people boarded after this, crashed on the ridge of Osutaka in Gunma Prefecture.



We never arrived at our destination, Itami Airport.



After the accident, Kiyoko, who went to the site with her husband Takeshi and eldest son Naoki and brought back her disfigured daughters, said, "Why couldn't I be with you when I was scared?" I spent days blaming myself saying, "I should have turned down the job and went with you."



She said she moved out of her home full of family memories and even considered throwing out albums of photos of the two of them.

There was a certain memory that Kiyoko kept in her heart for many years.



A few days before their departure from Osaka, when they went shopping for clothes to wear during their trip, Kiyoko said to her daughters, "Mother, wear this and come pick me up. We'll find it right away." I bought a pink dress, which I usually wouldn't choose for myself.



She didn't tell her family about her unfulfilled promise, and Kiyoko kept the dress in her closet.



However, as her years went by, her husband Takeshi's cancer surgery made it difficult for her to climb mountains in the middle of the summer from a year ago, and while she herself was ill, she took care of her with her daughters. promised to her family for the first time.



Her eldest son Naoki, who has been watching over her by her side, said, "For many years, I think that her mother has suffered many times more than I have to keep the promise of her one piece hidden in her heart and to carry it alone. ', I'm sorry.



Kiyoko remembers the promise she made 37 years ago to visit Tomomi and Kaoru. I took a walk and worked hard to build up my physical strength for the memorial climbing on the 12th.



On the 12th, Kiyoko went to the foot of Mt. Osutaka with the promised pink one-piece and headed to the mountain to commemorate the souls of the dead. I climbed with my heart.When I come here, I wonder if they will come out from somewhere.I want to take them home.I don't know how many more years I can climb, but these kids are here As long as I can, I want to climb as much as I can."

Safety in the skies Unprecedented “hiyari-hatto” (near-miss incident) due to the corona crisis

How do we protect air safety?



Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the aviation industry is currently receiving a series of reports of unprecedented "hiyari-hatto" incidents.



The Air Transport Technology Research Center, a public interest incorporated foundation, is commissioned by the government to collect information on "near misses" from businesses and individuals in the aviation industry, analyze it for safe connection, and share it.



We collect information on incidents that did not amount to an "aircraft accident" or "serious incident," which are legally required to be reported, but that could pose a threat to safety. Anonymity is guaranteed so that no profit is generated.



It started in 2014, but since the spread of the new coronavirus, there have been many "near misses" that are thought to have been affected by the new coronavirus, and since last year, the center has marked these reports as "COVID19" and shared them with caution. is calling



Last year, out of 658 pieces of information shared, at least 35 were affected by the pandemic.



For example,


there are cases in which pilots who flew long distances for the first time in a long time could not decelerate according to the weather and other conditions when landing, and


▽ due to wearing a mask and decreasing opportunities to fly.

, there were reports of cases in which there was insufficient communication.

Satoshi Miyashiro, Technical Director of the Air Transport Technology Research Center, said, "Before accidents and incidents occur, there are more near misses and cases that threaten safety, and it is important to analyze the information that is collected and obtained. Due to the impact of the new corona, there are many reports that have never been experienced before, which correspond to "first time, change, long time", which are called "3H" in the aviation industry and are called for attention, and we propose improvement methods I want to improve aviation safety by doing so."

Searching for safety measures against new "hiyari-hatto" incidents

Airlines are looking for safety measures to respond to new challenges caused by the spread of infection, referring to shared "hiyari-hatto" information.



According to Japan Airlines, pilots and flight attendants are required to have the ability to communicate accurately so that they can respond to emergencies even though the members change each time they are on duty. It is said that the maintenance of these abilities is an issue due to the decrease.



For this reason, since last year, we have been conducting training for pilots and cabin crew under the theme of "communication."



During the group training, the instructor showed the flight attendants several illustrations of burnt bread, smoking appliances, etc., and how to convey the smell of each to the pilot over the intercom. I asked.



Whereas one pilot presented a draft report that ``smells like burnt food,'' pilots in the same group needed to respond appropriately based on whether they could see smoke or how strong the odor was. I pointed out that I wanted information such as changes, and we talked about it.



Furthermore, during training for rapid decompression and emergency landings, we were conscious of the 3Hs of "first time, change, long time no see" and emphasized appropriate communication.



Flight attendants use gestures to communicate to the passenger how to use the oxygen mask, and to make sure that there are no omissions in communicating to each other by calling out and sending signals about the posture to prevent impacts. I was.

Shuichi Inada, Group Leader of the Japan Aviation Rescue Security Training Group, said, "Although the number of flight opportunities has been decreasing, the number of flights has gradually returned, creating opportunities to fly for the first time in a long time. Failure to communicate well can lead to accidents. In order not to be connected, we are creating training based on actual reported cases."



After that, he said, "Most of the employees joined the company after the crash, but I would like to proceed with the training while thinking about how to pass on to the next generation the strong desire to never cause an accident again." was