An IRS Fokker 100 aircraft with 92 passengers on
board nearly crashed upon approach to the Kaduna international airport earlier
today. The aircraft was carrying passengers from Lagos to Kaduna when it
suddenly developed a hydraulic fault which forced the pilot to activate an
emergency landing around 11:00 AM Nigerian time.
Efforts to get the ministry of aviation to explain
what happened to the aircraft has proved abortive as aides to the minister has
not responded to email inquiries. However, some of the passengers were alarmed
at the sudden drop in altitude as the plane began preparing to land in Kaduna
An airport source who pleaded anonymity said all
the crew and passengers were safely evacuated, adding however that it was a
terrible situation. While the plane remains at the airport.
Security has
been beefed at the airport and journalists were barred from entering the
airport as the time of filing this report.
The last
incident in Kaduna airport was on 20 August 2010, when a Chanchangi Airlines
Flight 334, operated by Boeing 737-200 5N-BIF struck the localizer antenna and
landed short of the runway. Several passengers were slightly injured and the
aircraft was substantially damaged. Chanchangi Airlines later suspended
operations following the accident.
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