ADC Flight 53 Accident + Investigation
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: DXB
Posts: 267
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Another Plane Crash in Nigeria??
There are sketchy details of an accident involving ADC somewhere in Abuja.
Anybody with info?
Anybody with info?
Last edited by Flying Touareg; 29th Oct 2006 at 16:11.
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Africa
Posts: 15
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Gulf
Posts: 128
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
How unfortunate for ADC to have yet another incident, at a time it is claiming to be closer to IOSA certification and during a Public Offering to finance newer aircraft (Boeing 737-300s)
I believe this latest incident may spell the final end of Aviation Development Company.
Let us all pray some survivors will come out of this.
I believe this latest incident may spell the final end of Aviation Development Company.
Let us all pray some survivors will come out of this.
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Ouahouigouya
Age: 82
Posts: 78
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
100 Dead A Mishap?
How can you call a crash in which reports say more than 100 people, including Sultan of Sokoto have died, a mishap?
Reuters on ABC reports:
BBC Reports:
Another sad episode in too many of this in Nigeria.
Sympathy to all the families of those poor peoples who have died.
Reuters on ABC reports:
Print Email
Last Update: Monday, October 30, 2006. 0:05am (AEDT)
Over 100 feared killed in Nigeria air crash
A Nigerian aircraft with more than 100 people on board has crashed shortly after take-off from the capital Abuja, media and emergency sources said.
The plane, operated by the Nigerian airline ADC, burst into flames and casualties were expected, a security source said. An airline source said there were 114 aboard, not including crew.
The Nigerian television station Channels said there were six confirmed survivors. The fate of the others was not immediately clear.
"It crash-landed after take-off. It was an ADC aircraft from Abuja to Sokoto with over 100 people on board," a source in the National Emergency Management Agency said, asking not to be named.
Airport officials prevented journalists from getting close to the crash site at the far end of a runway, out of sight of the terminal building.
Emergency vehicles, military trucks and ambulances drove onto the runway.
The airport departure lounge was still packed with travellers, many seeking information on their mobile phones.
ADC is a popular domestic passenger airline.
It was the third major air crash in Nigeria in just over one year.
-Reuters
Last Update: Monday, October 30, 2006. 0:05am (AEDT)
Over 100 feared killed in Nigeria air crash
A Nigerian aircraft with more than 100 people on board has crashed shortly after take-off from the capital Abuja, media and emergency sources said.
The plane, operated by the Nigerian airline ADC, burst into flames and casualties were expected, a security source said. An airline source said there were 114 aboard, not including crew.
The Nigerian television station Channels said there were six confirmed survivors. The fate of the others was not immediately clear.
"It crash-landed after take-off. It was an ADC aircraft from Abuja to Sokoto with over 100 people on board," a source in the National Emergency Management Agency said, asking not to be named.
Airport officials prevented journalists from getting close to the crash site at the far end of a runway, out of sight of the terminal building.
Emergency vehicles, military trucks and ambulances drove onto the runway.
The airport departure lounge was still packed with travellers, many seeking information on their mobile phones.
ADC is a popular domestic passenger airline.
It was the third major air crash in Nigeria in just over one year.
-Reuters
The leader of Nigeria's Muslims was among those killed after a plane carrying about 100 passengers crashed near the capital, Abuja, officials say.
The Sultan of Sokoto Mohammadu Maccido and two senators were on board the ADC airlines flight to the city of Sokoto.
The plane crashed in a storm shortly after take-off, state radio said. It then reportedly burst into flames.
BBC correspondent Alex Last said witnesses at the scene believed there were four survivors from the crash.
He added that the task of recovering the dead was still under way.
At least 200 people died in two air disasters last year, leading many to question the safety of Nigerian planes.
After the disasters, several airlines were grounded while safety checks were carried out. ADC planes were not involved in last year's crashes.
Last month 10 senior army commanders were killed when their military plane crashed.
The Sultan of Sokoto Mohammadu Maccido and two senators were on board the ADC airlines flight to the city of Sokoto.
The plane crashed in a storm shortly after take-off, state radio said. It then reportedly burst into flames.
BBC correspondent Alex Last said witnesses at the scene believed there were four survivors from the crash.
He added that the task of recovering the dead was still under way.
At least 200 people died in two air disasters last year, leading many to question the safety of Nigerian planes.
After the disasters, several airlines were grounded while safety checks were carried out. ADC planes were not involved in last year's crashes.
Last month 10 senior army commanders were killed when their military plane crashed.
Sympathy to all the families of those poor peoples who have died.
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: DXB
Posts: 267
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
visited the crash scene.unfortunately, rescue operations is in shambles.There is no access road and many ambulances got stuck in the mud while trying to get to the site.At the moment, NEMA is using its helicopter to evacuate the bodies.
AlwaysOnFire
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: **** you PPRUNE!
Age: 24
Posts: 226
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Seem like 5N-BFK, see http://www.dn.se/content/1/c6/58/44/49/NIGetta202.jpg
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0706486/M
RIP to all the unfortunate who lost their lives today.
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0706486/M
RIP to all the unfortunate who lost their lives today.
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: N/A
Posts: 52
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
We fly from Enugu, and fly close to Abuja, and decided that we were not going to take off this morning at 09h30 (Accident happened 1 hour later) due to the bad weather in our area of operation.
What a tradegy!
What a tradegy!
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Under the shadow
Posts: 115
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
ABC news here in the states had a special correspondent who happehed to be at ABV at the time of the crash, and he said there was a blowing storm at the airport at the time of the crash.
I know the pilots in involved, very nice guys. Actually, the captain hepled me during my training with them.
I know the pilots in involved, very nice guys. Actually, the captain hepled me during my training with them.
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 212
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Free fly rulz are you confirming this rumour?
You guys know the coditions you fly in.Info is supposed to have come from a Chaichangi pilot who landed or was just about to land in ABV before the accident a few minutes later.
You guys know the coditions you fly in.Info is supposed to have come from a Chaichangi pilot who landed or was just about to land in ABV before the accident a few minutes later.
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 212
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
NDB17 are you saying that ABC news confirmed bad weather occuring in the vicinity at time of crash?May our creator help the layman.
Can any of you so called fly boys confirm that if that was the case, whether six knots is the usual speed for wind shear in such conditions?
Can any of you so called fly boys confirm that if that was the case, whether six knots is the usual speed for wind shear in such conditions?
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: DXB
Posts: 267
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Borishade Blames Crash on Pilot Error
Aviation Minister, Professor Babalola Borishade, yesterday pointed a finger of guilt at the pilot of the crashed ADC Boeing 737 aircraft, saying information available to him indicated that the pilot did not heed the directive that all planes should tarry for just ten minutes to allow a stormy weather clear before taking-off.
The crash had claimed the lives of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Maccido, the deputy governor of Sokoto state, Alhaji Garba Mohammed, Senator Sule Yari-Ghandi, Senator Muhammed Maccido (son of the Sultan), and 96 others.
An apparently distraught Borishade, who arrived the crash site moments before the Senate President, Senator Ken Nnamani, said the Federal Government would get a huge equipment that could stop all flights at such times, stressing, “We would need the backing of the National Assembly to enact a law that will guarantee that”.
He said that there were processes that would be followed in dealing with the incident, pointing out, “Once we find out exactly what has happened and the report of accident investigation is made known to relevant authorities, of course, appropriate actions would be taken”.
“It is not the wish of the airlines that they would lose an aircraft”, Borishade said, adding, “The pilot took the decision and there are standard procedures; they will pay insurance; they will do a whole lot of things.
“There are a lot of sanctions that are waiting down the line. But then, what sanctions can replace the lives of people that are dead? There are no sanctions that can replace them.
“But we will continue to condole the families of those people that died. It is only last week that we marked the one year anniversary of a disaster like this, which was also traceable to the same kind of intransigence and poor airmanship”, Borishade stated.
The Minister however threatened that, “We cannot continue to do everything in the area of provision of infrastructure and various regulations and some little persons on their own discretion will continue to embarrass the country and set misery to the lives of people’s family. It is unfortunate”.
An impeccable source at the airport authoritatively told journalists yesterday that the pilot was warned by the Control Tower to exercise patience because of the bad weather but he was quoted as saying ‘God is in control.’
One of the passengers, who travelled with the plane from Lagos to Abuja, said he was still waiting for his wife to pick him when he and others at the arrivals hall saw airport officials running helter-skelter and the Fire Fighting vehicles running to the scene of the accident.
When THISDAY visited ADC’s office at the airport, officials wore gloomy faces and refused to entertain any question, saying Lagos has the responsibility to give information on the crash.
www.thisdayonline.com
IG Recovers Black Box
The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Sunday Ehindero, personally led the team that recovered the flight recorder box of the ill-fated ADC airliner.
The flight data recorder (FDR) is an object used to record specific aircraft performance parameters. A separate device is the cockpit voice recorder (CVR), although some recent types combine both in one unit. Popularly, though almost always falsely, known as the black box used for aircraft mishap analysis, the FDR is also used to study air safety issues, material degradation, and jet engine performance.
These International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) regulated "black box" devices are often used as an aid in investigating aircraft mishap, and these devices are typically one of the highest priorities for recovery after a crash, second only to bodies of victims. The device's shroud is usually painted bright orange and is generally located in the tail section of the aircraft.
Force Public Relations officer (FPRO), in an interview with THISDAY confirmed that, “He (IGP) personally directed the operation. The Inspector General of Police was in the forefront for the evacuation and recovery of the flight boxes. He was on ground coordinating the evacuation exercise. He personally recovered the flight recover.”
www.thisdayonline.com
The crash had claimed the lives of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Maccido, the deputy governor of Sokoto state, Alhaji Garba Mohammed, Senator Sule Yari-Ghandi, Senator Muhammed Maccido (son of the Sultan), and 96 others.
An apparently distraught Borishade, who arrived the crash site moments before the Senate President, Senator Ken Nnamani, said the Federal Government would get a huge equipment that could stop all flights at such times, stressing, “We would need the backing of the National Assembly to enact a law that will guarantee that”.
He said that there were processes that would be followed in dealing with the incident, pointing out, “Once we find out exactly what has happened and the report of accident investigation is made known to relevant authorities, of course, appropriate actions would be taken”.
“It is not the wish of the airlines that they would lose an aircraft”, Borishade said, adding, “The pilot took the decision and there are standard procedures; they will pay insurance; they will do a whole lot of things.
“There are a lot of sanctions that are waiting down the line. But then, what sanctions can replace the lives of people that are dead? There are no sanctions that can replace them.
“But we will continue to condole the families of those people that died. It is only last week that we marked the one year anniversary of a disaster like this, which was also traceable to the same kind of intransigence and poor airmanship”, Borishade stated.
The Minister however threatened that, “We cannot continue to do everything in the area of provision of infrastructure and various regulations and some little persons on their own discretion will continue to embarrass the country and set misery to the lives of people’s family. It is unfortunate”.
An impeccable source at the airport authoritatively told journalists yesterday that the pilot was warned by the Control Tower to exercise patience because of the bad weather but he was quoted as saying ‘God is in control.’
One of the passengers, who travelled with the plane from Lagos to Abuja, said he was still waiting for his wife to pick him when he and others at the arrivals hall saw airport officials running helter-skelter and the Fire Fighting vehicles running to the scene of the accident.
When THISDAY visited ADC’s office at the airport, officials wore gloomy faces and refused to entertain any question, saying Lagos has the responsibility to give information on the crash.
www.thisdayonline.com
IG Recovers Black Box
The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Sunday Ehindero, personally led the team that recovered the flight recorder box of the ill-fated ADC airliner.
The flight data recorder (FDR) is an object used to record specific aircraft performance parameters. A separate device is the cockpit voice recorder (CVR), although some recent types combine both in one unit. Popularly, though almost always falsely, known as the black box used for aircraft mishap analysis, the FDR is also used to study air safety issues, material degradation, and jet engine performance.
These International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) regulated "black box" devices are often used as an aid in investigating aircraft mishap, and these devices are typically one of the highest priorities for recovery after a crash, second only to bodies of victims. The device's shroud is usually painted bright orange and is generally located in the tail section of the aircraft.
Force Public Relations officer (FPRO), in an interview with THISDAY confirmed that, “He (IGP) personally directed the operation. The Inspector General of Police was in the forefront for the evacuation and recovery of the flight boxes. He was on ground coordinating the evacuation exercise. He personally recovered the flight recover.”
www.thisdayonline.com
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Gulf
Posts: 128
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Sunglassed Clown of a Minister
This clown should keep his mouth shut until an investigation is completed, including evidence.
I can't believe how selfish this guy is, quickly and frantically pointing fingers so prematurely just to repel any blame on his ministry.
I can't believe how selfish this guy is, quickly and frantically pointing fingers so prematurely just to repel any blame on his ministry.
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Whitehaven Beach
Posts: 511
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
A SIMPLE QUESTION:
Are pilots in Nigeria required to receive a clearance before Take Off, as per international regulations?
ANOTHER SIMPLE QUESTION:
Are pilots in Nigeria punished, in the event they take off without a clearance?
Can Nigeria and Nigerians honestly claim they deserve to pass the upcoming ICAO audit? When people like Babalola Borishade (the fingerpointing, incompetent man who refuses again to take any responsibility) are appointed Aviation Minister, is there any hope in this land? I thought so.
Are pilots in Nigeria required to receive a clearance before Take Off, as per international regulations?
ANOTHER SIMPLE QUESTION:
Are pilots in Nigeria punished, in the event they take off without a clearance?
Can Nigeria and Nigerians honestly claim they deserve to pass the upcoming ICAO audit? When people like Babalola Borishade (the fingerpointing, incompetent man who refuses again to take any responsibility) are appointed Aviation Minister, is there any hope in this land? I thought so.