The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has said critical data from the flight recorder of the private jet that landed on a road near Asaba Airport was overwritten after the aircraft was flown back to Lagos before investigators could take custody of it.
The Director-General of the NSIB, Alex Badeh, disclosed this on Friday during a virtual media briefing, saying the development would make it more difficult for investigators to reconstruct what happened during the unusual landing.
The incident involved a US-registered Bombardier Challenger 601-3A operated by VMO Aero Limited, which landed on a paved road near Asaba Airport in Delta State on 10 June instead of the designated runway.
The aircraft, which was flying from Lagos to Asaba under Instrument Flight Rules, was carrying four crew members and three passengers. No injuries were reported.
The crew later flew the aircraft back to Lagos before investigators arrived at the scene.
