The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has disclosed that the Bombardier Challenger CL-601 aircraft involved in last month’s Asaba road landing aborted its initial approach to the airport before making a second attempt that ended on a site near the runway.
The bureau disclosed in its preliminary investigation report released on Friday, providing the first official sequence of events leading to the incident on 10 June.
According to the report, the aircraft, registered as N989BC and operated by VMO Aero Limited, was on an Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) flight from Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, to Asaba Airport when the occurrence occurred.
The NSIB said the flight crew initially discontinued its approach before repositioning for a second approach to Runway 11.
The investigators said the crew reported that the aircraft’s navigation systems indicated it was correctly established on the published Area Navigation (RNAV) Runway 11 approach.
