VMO Aero has provided additional details regarding an occurrence involving one of its aircraft during a flight from Lagos to Asaba on June 10, 2026.
In a statement signed by its Accountable Manager, Oluwaseun Ayodeji, the company said the aircraft departed Lagos and, during its initial approach into Asaba Airport at about 7:43a.m. local time, the flight crew determined that the approach parameters were not within the required limits for a safe landing.
The aircraft involved was a Bombardier Challenger CL-601 business jet with registration N989BC. Aviation industry sources said the aircraft is on lease in Nigeria from Best Aircraft Deals LLC, a U.S.-based aviation brokerage and aircraft services firm involved in aircraft sales and acquisitions.
According to the company, the crew subsequently carried out a missed approach in line with established aviation safety procedures and repositioned the aircraft for another approach.
VMO Aero stated that the aircraft later landed on a roadway in the Ogwashi-Uku area near Asaba.
