Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria (AIB-N) has started investigation into the serious incident of burst tyres involving an aircraft operated by Azman aircraft into Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA), Lagos.
General Manager, Public Affairs of AIB, Tunji Oketunbi who made this known in a statement made available to africanbusinesstravel.com.ng. said that AIB has been formally informed of the incident.
“Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria (AIB-N) has been notified and commenced investigation into a serious incident involving a Boeing 737-500 with nationality and registration marks 5N-SYS belonging to Azman Air, which occurred around 5:55pm (Local Time) on February, 16, 2021.
The aircraft, with 49 passengers and six crew members onboard was en-route Lagos from Abuja when it had burst tyres on landing on Runway 18R of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria.
There was no injury or fatality,” he said.
Soliciting the assistance of passengers and members of the public on the investigation into incident, Oketunbi said, “As the investigating agency, AIB needs and hereby solicits for the assistance of the passengers and members of the public. “We want the public to know that we would be amenable to receiving any video clip, relevant evidence or information on the serious incident that can assist us with this investigation.”
He pleaded with anyone who has reliable facts that would help in the investigation to contact AIB on its 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
He added, ” 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.
He also promised that the Bureau would soon release the preliminary report or update the public where necessary.
