“Aircraft did not crash nor skid off the runway.” Airport MinnaAirport Nigeria MaxAir
While the Accident Investigation Bureau has begun probe of the incident, the airline and Nigerian Airspace Management Agency are making claims and counterclaims ahead of the AIB’s verdict.
A version of the incident has reported engine failure on approach. According to the report, the crew continued for landing on runway 05 at about 05:00L . The aircraft, however, went off the runway and came to a stop some metres away. On the contrary, the local airline, blamed the malfunctioning of the Instrument Landing System – a system that enables pilots to conduct an instrument approach to landing if they are unable to establish visual contact with the runway.
Apparently offended by the claims, the agency that manages the airspace, NAMA, dismissed the position of the airline.According to NAMA, “the reported weather on the day in question was 10km visibility in nil weather. Secondly, the said Instrument Landing System was successfully calibrated early this year, and there has been no report of non-alignment by the equipment from pilots since then.”
“The agency, therefore, wishes to reassure airspace users and the general public that the Nigerian airspace remains safe for air travel,” Emele said.
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