PRESS RELEASE ON AIR PEACE AIRLINE
Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria has been notified and commenced investigation into a serious incident involving a Boeing 737-300 with Nationality and Registration Marks 5N-BUQ operated by Air Peace Airline, which occurred around 9:31pm (Local Time) on 8th March, 2021.
The aircraft, with 127 passengers and 6 crew members onboard was en-route Lagos from Abuja. The aircraft had a burst tyre on landing on Runway 18R of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria and taxied to GAT to park.
There was no injury or fatality.
As the investigating agency, AIB needs and hereby solicits for your assistance. We want the public to know that we would be amenable to receiving any video clip, relevant evidence, or information any members of the public may have of the accident; that can assist us with this investigation.
Kindly contact us on our official communication channels:
Mobile App: AIB-N
Website: www.aib.gov.ng
Twitter: @aibnigeria
Instagram: @AIB_Nigeria
Facebook: AIB Nigeria
Email: Commissioner@aib.gov.ng
SMS/WhatsApp: +234807 709 0900, 0807 709 0928
The Bureau will appreciate that the general public and press respect the privacy of the people involved and NOT assume the cause of the accident until formal report is released.
The Bureau will soon release the preliminary report or update the public when necessary.
Tunji Oketunbi
General Manager (Public Affairs)
***Update on Air Peace Aircraft incident at Lagos Airport***
We refer to the occurrence involving a Boeing 737-300 aircraft with nationality and registration marks 5N-BUQ, operated by Air Peace Ltd, which occurred at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos on Monday, March 8, 2021.
Initial findings made by the Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria (AIB-N) following a download of the aircraft’s Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) revealed that the aircraft experienced a burst tyre during taxing.
As the occurence falls under the category of incident, AIB-N has therefore ceded the investigation to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). Further enquiries on this occurence should be addressed to the NCAA forthwith.
TUNJI OKETUNBI
GENERAL MANAGER, PUBLIC AFFAIRS MANAGER
