Fifty nine passengers and four crew
members escaped death by the
whiskers on Saturday when an
Overland plane from Abuja overshot
the runway at the Ilorin airport.
A statement by the General Manager,
Public Affairs, of the Nigeria Civil
Aviation Authority, Mr. Fan Ndubuoke,
on Saturday, said no life was lost in
the incident, which he added, was
already being investigated.
The statement read, “An Overland
flight 1186, an ATR 72 aircraft with
Registration number 5N-BPG from
Abuja airport to Ilorin, carrying fifty
nine passengers and four crew
members,veered off the runway at low
speed after a normal landing at the
Ilorin Airport.
“The incident which occurred today
Saturday, November 29, at 4.45pm,
has no casualty recorded. However,
the Accident and Prevention Bureau in
conjunction with the Nigerian Civil
Aviation Authority has begun an
investigation into the cause of the
incident.
“The authority wishes to use this
medium to reassure Nigerians that
safety of the traveling public is still
paramount and cannot be
compromised.”
A source told one of our
correspondents that three professors
–a former Vice Chancellor, University
of Ilorin, Prof. Ishaq Oleyede, Prof.
Lanre Badmus and one unnamed
professor — were on board the flight.
One of the passengers, Mr. Ayuba
Balami, commended the pilot for
showing great experience by
maneuvering the plane to safety.
However, the airline said the the plane
did not crash-land at the Ilorin airport
on Saturday.
A statement by the management of
Overland, which confirmed the
incident and insisted that there was no
crash.
It said, “It was a normal flight to Ilorin
and standard procedures of flight were
followed. The aircraft landed safely at
Ilorin Airport at 1645hrs as scheduled
and decelerated to a low speed, and in
turning off the active runway, veered
off the pavement.
“At the directive of the Pilot In
Command, our cabin crew calmly
evacuated all the 59 passengers
safely and they were moved to the
airport terminal. No passengers or
crew sustained any injuries
whatsoever.
“Our Ilorin passengers have since
collected their baggage and gone
home while the Ibadan Airport bound
passengers will continue on Overland
Airways to Ibadan Airport.”
members escaped death by the
whiskers on Saturday when an
Overland plane from Abuja overshot
the runway at the Ilorin airport.
A statement by the General Manager,
Public Affairs, of the Nigeria Civil
Aviation Authority, Mr. Fan Ndubuoke,
on Saturday, said no life was lost in
the incident, which he added, was
already being investigated.
The statement read, “An Overland
flight 1186, an ATR 72 aircraft with
Registration number 5N-BPG from
Abuja airport to Ilorin, carrying fifty
nine passengers and four crew
members,veered off the runway at low
speed after a normal landing at the
Ilorin Airport.
“The incident which occurred today
Saturday, November 29, at 4.45pm,
has no casualty recorded. However,
the Accident and Prevention Bureau in
conjunction with the Nigerian Civil
Aviation Authority has begun an
investigation into the cause of the
incident.
“The authority wishes to use this
medium to reassure Nigerians that
safety of the traveling public is still
paramount and cannot be
compromised.”
A source told one of our
correspondents that three professors
–a former Vice Chancellor, University
of Ilorin, Prof. Ishaq Oleyede, Prof.
Lanre Badmus and one unnamed
professor — were on board the flight.
One of the passengers, Mr. Ayuba
Balami, commended the pilot for
showing great experience by
maneuvering the plane to safety.
However, the airline said the the plane
did not crash-land at the Ilorin airport
on Saturday.
A statement by the management of
Overland, which confirmed the
incident and insisted that there was no
crash.
It said, “It was a normal flight to Ilorin
and standard procedures of flight were
followed. The aircraft landed safely at
Ilorin Airport at 1645hrs as scheduled
and decelerated to a low speed, and in
turning off the active runway, veered
off the pavement.
“At the directive of the Pilot In
Command, our cabin crew calmly
evacuated all the 59 passengers
safely and they were moved to the
airport terminal. No passengers or
crew sustained any injuries
whatsoever.
“Our Ilorin passengers have since
collected their baggage and gone
home while the Ibadan Airport bound
passengers will continue on Overland
Airways to Ibadan Airport.”
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