Deanw
8th Nov 2005, 11:37
Air disaster averted in Nigeria
08/11/2005
Lagos - Another air mishap was averted in Nigeria as a private commercial plane developed engine problems on take-off from the country's capital Abuja, a company spokesperson said on Tuesday.
"It was a minor incident involving our aircraft. There was a bird strike as the plane attempted to take off," a spokesperson for AeroContractors airline told AFP.
She said a bird entered one of the plane's engine compartments, forcing the pilot to abort the Lagos-bound flight on Monday.
"We cancelled the flight because of the safety of our passengers. No-one was hurt and we inspected the aircraft to ensure nothing was damaged," she said.
She said more than 100 passengers were on board.
The Nigerian aviation industry has a bad safety record and minor accidents are relatively common.
Last Tuesday, a passenger plane was damaged as it skidded off a waterlogged runway on landing at Lagos airport.
On October 22, a Bellview Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet bound for Abuja crashed in the village of Lisa, north of Lagos, killing all 117 passengers and crew on board.
In July alone three airliners were damaged on landing on the poorly surfaced runway at Lagos while an Air France jet ploughed into a herd of cows as it touched down in southern oil city of Port Harcourt.
News24
08/11/2005
Lagos - Another air mishap was averted in Nigeria as a private commercial plane developed engine problems on take-off from the country's capital Abuja, a company spokesperson said on Tuesday.
"It was a minor incident involving our aircraft. There was a bird strike as the plane attempted to take off," a spokesperson for AeroContractors airline told AFP.
She said a bird entered one of the plane's engine compartments, forcing the pilot to abort the Lagos-bound flight on Monday.
"We cancelled the flight because of the safety of our passengers. No-one was hurt and we inspected the aircraft to ensure nothing was damaged," she said.
She said more than 100 passengers were on board.
The Nigerian aviation industry has a bad safety record and minor accidents are relatively common.
Last Tuesday, a passenger plane was damaged as it skidded off a waterlogged runway on landing at Lagos airport.
On October 22, a Bellview Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet bound for Abuja crashed in the village of Lisa, north of Lagos, killing all 117 passengers and crew on board.
In July alone three airliners were damaged on landing on the poorly surfaced runway at Lagos while an Air France jet ploughed into a herd of cows as it touched down in southern oil city of Port Harcourt.
News24