A training aircraft belonging to the International Aviation College (IAC) Ilorin, Wednesday crash-landed at the Ilorin International Airport. It was learnt that the Diamond plane with registration Number 5N-BNH with two pilots onboard crashed landed at exactly 11:05am without any casualty.
The incident caused panic within the airport and the Ilorin community.
The two occupants escaped unhurt though the serious incident disrupted flight operations at the Ilorin International Airport for about three hours amidst panic in the airport community.
Flights, including the one which had the state governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, on board, were delayed.
It was gathered that the aircraft had difficulties with its landing gear as it prepared to touch down on the runway.
The rector of the college, Engr. Benedict Adeyileka, in a telephone interview, yesterday confirmed that investigators from AIB had arrived at the college.
It was learnt that the investigators arrived via Overland Airways flight in the morning. Adeyileka said the college immediately notified the investigators about the incident and the AIB’s management dispatched its officials for commencement of investigation into the incident.
He did not, however, comment on the possible cause of the crash, saying the details would be released by AIB.
He said: “What I can confirm to you is that we notified AIB immediately after the incident and the Bureau, too, sent in their investigators to unravel the cause of it.
As I am talking to you right now, the investigators are on ground”. General Manager, Public Affairs, AIB, Tunji Oketunbi, said the college notified the agency immediately after the incident, stressing that its investigators would do a thorough job.
Post a Comment
Post a Comment