Aircraft crash lands
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a private jet operated by Flint Aero, on Friday night, crash-landed at Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport in Ibadan, Oyo State.
The HS25 aircraft had the minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and some of his aides onboard.
The chartered aircraft Flint Short Aero, an HS 125 with the registration number: 5N-AMM, had an initial contact with the control tower at 18:56 seeking for extension, which was granted by the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA).
The aircraft departed Abuja with Ibadan as its destination.
The aircraft landed short of the threshold with about 50 metres and skidded into a bushy ditch close to the runway. A source said the pilot of the aircraft was cleared for landing before the incident, adding that all persons on board and crew members were, however, safely evacuated.
The souce added that the aircraft was substantially damaged.
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) had advised Pilots and Airline Operators to exercise caution over hazardous weather as the dry season approaches.
Though, the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has been informed of the serious incident, the authority is yet to issue a statement.
When contacted, a spokesperson with NSIB, Mr. Tunji Oketunmbi, said that the Bureau’s investigators were on ground in Ibadan to ascertain the immediate and remote causes of the incident.
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