The Accident Investigation Bureau Nigeria (AIB-N) says it is investigating the accident involving Overland aircraft on its approach at the Lagos airport on Wednesday.
Spokesman of the bureau Tunji Oketunbi confirmed this development in a statement issued in Lagos.
One of two engines of an Overland Airways flight from Ilorin to Lagos on Wednesday caught fire before it landed at the international runway (R18R) of MMIA. Thirty-three passengers were onboard the plane.
Oketunbi said that the AIB had sent its investigators to conduct preliminary investigation into the occurrence.
“The incident involved Overland Airways aircraft ATR42, Registration Marks 5N-BRQ on flight OLA1188 from Ilorin to Lagos.
“Runway 18R, Murtala Muhammad International Airport around 18:40 on June 15, 2022,” he said.
Reacting to the incident, the managing director of Overland Airways, Edward Boyo, in a statement, explained that the aircraft experienced unusual high turbine temperature on one of its engines when it was on approach to land in Lagos.
“Overland Airways wishes to inform the general public that its flight OF1188 from Ilorin to Lagos experienced an unusual high turbine temperature on one of its engines today, Wednesday June 15, 2022 around 7:50pm.
“This occurred in the approach phase of flight and the aircraft landed very safely as the Crew skilfully implemented their standard procedures for such abnormal situations.
“All 33 passengers remained calm through the process and safely disembarked row by row in accordance with post COVID-19 procedures after the aircraft came to a halt on the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Lagos runway 18 Right. No passenger was hurt in any way,” he said.
