BY OLAPEJU OLUBI
As tongues wag over the increasing number of aircraft incidents and fears rise over the potency of aviation facilities and safety management systems, the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), on Friday, said it has been duly notified and commenced investigation into a serious incident involving a Challenger 601-3R aircraft with nationality and registration Marks N580KR operated by Mattini Air.
The incident occurred at about 10:55am (local time) on 26th January, 2024.
Factechoes.com learnt that the airplane, with 12 passengers and three crew members onboard came frighteningly close to crashing. It was en-route Ibadan from Abuja.
NSIB in a statement signed by Mrs Bimbo Olawunmi Oladeji, the Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at NSIB, said the aircraft, on final approach to landing on runway 22 at Ibadan Airport overshot it.
“There was no fatality, as all passengers and crew were safely evacuated.
“The NSIB has deployed a Go Team to investigate the incident. As the investigating agency, NSIB needs and hereby solicits for your assistance. We want the public to know that we would be amenable to receiving any video clip, relevant evidence, or information any members of the public may have of the serious incident; that can assist us with this investigation.
“The Bureau will appreciate that the general public and press respect the privacy of the people involved and NOT assume the cause of the serious incident until formal report is released.
“The Bureau will release the preliminary report as soon as possible”, she stated.
