Max Air Accident
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Here's a news report.
Pilgrims Escape Death As Max Air Aircraft Engine Collapses Mid-air | Sahara Reporters
Pilgrims Escape Death As Max Air Aircraft Engine Collapses Mid-air
by SaharaReporters, New York Sep 07, 2019
The aircraft, a Boeing 747-300 [actually a -400? - Airbubba] with registration number 5N-DBK, was said to have developed a fault mid-air before the pilot struggled to land it at the airport.
The incident led to the collapse of one of the four engines of the aircraft.
It was further gathered that the aircraft was returning pilgrims from Niger State from Saudi Arabia.
On landing, a source close to the airport confided in our correspondent that the aircraft skidded off the runway.
The reason for the incident could not be ascertained at the moment, but it was gathered that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority had been informed of the incident.
However, a source close to the scene told our correspondent that no life was lost, while efforts to get the officials of Max Air to comment on the issue was unsuccessful.
by SaharaReporters, New York Sep 07, 2019
The aircraft, a Boeing 747-300 [actually a -400? - Airbubba] with registration number 5N-DBK, was said to have developed a fault mid-air before the pilot struggled to land it at the airport.
The incident led to the collapse of one of the four engines of the aircraft.
It was further gathered that the aircraft was returning pilgrims from Niger State from Saudi Arabia.
On landing, a source close to the airport confided in our correspondent that the aircraft skidded off the runway.
The reason for the incident could not be ascertained at the moment, but it was gathered that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority had been informed of the incident.
However, a source close to the scene told our correspondent that no life was lost, while efforts to get the officials of Max Air to comment on the issue was unsuccessful.
Pilgrims Escape Death As Max Air Aircraft Engine Collapses Mid-air | Sahara Reporters
The aircraft, a Boeing 747-300 with registration number 5N-DBK, was said to have developed a fault mid-air before the pilot struggled to land it at the airport.
AVHerald
Incident: Max B744 at Minna on Sep 7th 2019, engine failure and runway excursion
"A Max Air Boeing 747-400, registration 5N-DBK performing Hajj flight NR-2092 from Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) to Minna (Nigeria) with about 550 people on board, was on approach to Minna when an engine (PW4056) failed. The crew continued for landing on runway 05 at about 05:00L (04:00Z), the aircraft however went off the runway and came to a stop off the runway. There were no injuries, the aircraft sustained minor damage."
Incident: Max B744 at Minna on Sep 7th 2019, engine failure and runway excursion
"A Max Air Boeing 747-400, registration 5N-DBK performing Hajj flight NR-2092 from Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) to Minna (Nigeria) with about 550 people on board, was on approach to Minna when an engine (PW4056) failed. The crew continued for landing on runway 05 at about 05:00L (04:00Z), the aircraft however went off the runway and came to a stop off the runway. There were no injuries, the aircraft sustained minor damage."
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was on approach to Minna when an engine (PW4056) failed.
or they really have no clue..
Operating to an airport without ARFF?
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You bet !!! Second phase of the Hajj is extremely wild ...
There is no telling how much the aircraft weighs. The Pax bring water (zamzam water), sand, rocks, etc, etc.
Had a departure from Jeddah on a B763 with 300 Pax + Fuel to make it all the way to Mauritania. Saw the 76 climbing at 400 feet per min. Had never seen that before ... and it was not because it was very hot. This was in December, at the end of the day, at sunset.
Good thing that aircrafts are build with some good safety margins ...
There is no telling how much the aircraft weighs. The Pax bring water (zamzam water), sand, rocks, etc, etc.
Had a departure from Jeddah on a B763 with 300 Pax + Fuel to make it all the way to Mauritania. Saw the 76 climbing at 400 feet per min. Had never seen that before ... and it was not because it was very hot. This was in December, at the end of the day, at sunset.
Good thing that aircrafts are build with some good safety margins ...
You bet !!! Second phase of the Hajj is extremely wild ...
There is no telling how much the aircraft weighs. The Pax bring water (zamzam water), sand, rocks, etc, etc.
Had a departure from Jeddah on a B763 with 300 Pax + Fuel to make it all the way to Mauritania. Saw the 76 climbing at 400 feet per min. Had never seen that before ... and it was not because it was very hot. This was in December, at the end of the day, at sunset.
Good thing that aircrafts are build with some good safety margins ...
There is no telling how much the aircraft weighs. The Pax bring water (zamzam water), sand, rocks, etc, etc.
Had a departure from Jeddah on a B763 with 300 Pax + Fuel to make it all the way to Mauritania. Saw the 76 climbing at 400 feet per min. Had never seen that before ... and it was not because it was very hot. This was in December, at the end of the day, at sunset.
Good thing that aircrafts are build with some good safety margins ...
Drain Bamaged
One of the pod simply scrapped the ground!
No idea if true or not.
Aviation Herald quotes airline as saying gusty conditions and heavy rain. Engine shut down on approach, then an engine nacelle also contacted runway during touchdown. Conflicting reports on almost everything, however, except the aircraft seems mostly in one piece and there were no fatalities.
I like the mention of "epileptic" ILS signals.
Incident: Max B744 at Minna on Sep 7th 2019, engine failure and runway excursion
I like the mention of "epileptic" ILS signals.
Incident: Max B744 at Minna on Sep 7th 2019, engine failure and runway excursion
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Not the case ! No Cargo being transported. All the space is used to transport the "luggage" of the Pax, which is loaded on pallets for the FWD Cargo, and containers for the AFT Cargo, and that space, most of the cases, is not enough for the whole luggage that the pax bring with them. One passanger can easily be returning with 50 kgs of luggage, and this is most of the passengers.
While at it ...
About Minna, Nigeria. Positioned there empty on one occasion sometime around 2008 from Saudi Arabia. We were asked to go there to pick-up pax going to Jeddah. We looked on Jepessen for it, but could not find it. Called operations and asked to be sent the Jepessen Charts for Minna, Nigeria. We were told at the time, around 2008, that there was no Jepessen Charts available for Minna. Minna was not a Jepessen airport. The only thing available at the time was the AIP of Nigeria.
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You bet !!! Second phase of the Hajj is extremely wild ...
There is no telling how much the aircraft weighs. The Pax bring water (zamzam water), sand, rocks, etc, etc.
Had a departure from Jeddah on a B763 with 300 Pax + Fuel to make it all the way to Mauritania. Saw the 76 climbing at 400 feet per min. Had never seen that before ... and it was not because it was very hot. This was in December, at the end of the day, at sunset.
Good thing that aircrafts are build with some good safety margins ...
There is no telling how much the aircraft weighs. The Pax bring water (zamzam water), sand, rocks, etc, etc.
Had a departure from Jeddah on a B763 with 300 Pax + Fuel to make it all the way to Mauritania. Saw the 76 climbing at 400 feet per min. Had never seen that before ... and it was not because it was very hot. This was in December, at the end of the day, at sunset.
Good thing that aircrafts are build with some good safety margins ...
ps said that it is probably unreasonable to blame Hajj too much on any subsequent incident once you have reached a cruising altitude out of JED
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Minna could be called Babangida airport, as many operations ( apart from the Hajj ) are something to do with him. Consequently, it is a very quiet airport. The runway is good and long, but parking is limited. I last went there for his wife’s funeral ( Maryam ) and it was very congested, with planes holding for the approach. Had previously gone there to pick up the ex president Babangida and his wife. He was not able to travel to Europe for a long time, but sanctions were lifted after Abacha died.
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