B727 crash landing in Lagos
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Proper maintenance/update of airport facilities is the government’s responsibility. There are hardly regular runway surface inspections carried out and no braking action measurement taken when a runway is contaminated. It beggars believe how an ATC controller can determine the state of the runway sitting in the tower cowering under his umbrella due to a leaking roof.
A look at some of the avition organisations within Nigeria, shows there is a lack of commitment by some officials, due to nepotism within the ranks; this makes it impossible to get the right people in the right positions. Until erring officials are held accountable and prosecuted if found guilty for negligence and sent away for a few years, to life changing Kirikiri, it seems nothing will change.
Where do all the taxes and fees collected within the different aviation organisations go? Only about 10% goes back into the system. There are some airports with outdated systems still in use. We are lucky this time that there were no fatalities.
Pilots already start off at a disadvantage, having to operate in these harsh conditions where, hardly anything works, they do put in there very best. The axe should start to fall on those at the very top start and not make scapegoats of these poor lads pending a full investigation. It is so easy to blame someone else.
A look at some of the avition organisations within Nigeria, shows there is a lack of commitment by some officials, due to nepotism within the ranks; this makes it impossible to get the right people in the right positions. Until erring officials are held accountable and prosecuted if found guilty for negligence and sent away for a few years, to life changing Kirikiri, it seems nothing will change.
Where do all the taxes and fees collected within the different aviation organisations go? Only about 10% goes back into the system. There are some airports with outdated systems still in use. We are lucky this time that there were no fatalities.
Pilots already start off at a disadvantage, having to operate in these harsh conditions where, hardly anything works, they do put in there very best. The axe should start to fall on those at the very top start and not make scapegoats of these poor lads pending a full investigation. It is so easy to blame someone else.
Is that three months with pay?
Chuks....Dana ....is that not the fellers that stacked up two 228's in one afternoon at Eket a few years ago....during dusty season? Made it all hard to drive off to the boozer as I recall. Same thing....touched down about mid field going like the clappers and smashed to a stop at the hangar end of the airfield.
Both of them!
Chuks....Dana ....is that not the fellers that stacked up two 228's in one afternoon at Eket a few years ago....during dusty season? Made it all hard to drive off to the boozer as I recall. Same thing....touched down about mid field going like the clappers and smashed to a stop at the hangar end of the airfield.
Both of them!
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littlejet,
Don't know which part of Nigeria you spent your 3 years in, but the prevailing wind in the rainy season is from the southwest, changing to northerly or north easterly during the periods of Marmattan in the dry season. However, you're right, with all the money presently being expended on resurfacing runway 36L/18R it seems crazyb they don't seem to be looking at putting an ILS on 36L.
Did anyone see the passengers being offloaded from the aircraft which suffered a nosewheel problem on the taxiway the other day as well?
Don't know which part of Nigeria you spent your 3 years in, but the prevailing wind in the rainy season is from the southwest, changing to northerly or north easterly during the periods of Marmattan in the dry season. However, you're right, with all the money presently being expended on resurfacing runway 36L/18R it seems crazyb they don't seem to be looking at putting an ILS on 36L.
Did anyone see the passengers being offloaded from the aircraft which suffered a nosewheel problem on the taxiway the other day as well?
