The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has recommended new national safety protocols to govern the handling of aircraft involved in accidents and serious incidents, following its preliminary investigation into the private jet that landed on a road under construction near Asaba Airport.
The recommendations are contained in the bureau’s preliminary report on the June 10 incident involving a Challenger 601-3A aircraft, registration N989BC, operated by VMO Aero Limited and owned by Dunamis Church.
According to the report, the aircraft, which departed Lagos for Asaba with seven people on board, made two unsuccessful approach attempts before touching down on a roadway under construction instead of the intended runway at about 8:57 p.m.
The NSIB said the aircraft remained on the roadway for approximately two hours before departing directly from the site without undergoing a formal technical inspection.
“The occurrence highlights the need for nationally harmonised procedures governing post-occurrence aircraft management, inter-agency coordination, technical assessment and preservation of evidence following accidents and serious incidents,” the bureau said.
