The Boeing 737-500 plane flying from Lagos, Nigeria, was on final approach to Port Harcourt when the crew went around due to an engine problem.

The plane subsequently landed safely. All one hundred and fourteen passengers aboard remained unharmed.

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The incident happened when the Boeing 737-300 plane was flying from Lagos, Nigeria.

The crew subsequently initiated an emergency descent. The passenger oxygen masks were deployed.

The plane continued for a safe landing.

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The plane took off for Owerri, Nigeria, but had to turn back due to an issue with the cabin pressure.

The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.

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The incident happened when the plane was coming from Abuja, Nigeria.

The plane came to stop on soft ground.

All forty-four passengers and six crew members remained uninjured.

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The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Atlanta, Georgia, but had to turn back after the crew received an engine fire indication.

The plane was evacuated upon landing.

Five people sustained minor injuries during evacuation.

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The incident happened when the flight coming from Lagos, Nigeria, was taxiing on the runway.

One passenger fell out of the plane.

The airline said in a statement, “The emergency exit door of our aircraft are plug-type backed by pressure, which ordinarily cannot fall off without tampering or a conscious effort to open by a crew member or passenger.”

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The plane took off for Port Harcourt, Nigeria, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.

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Aero Contractors flight NG-316 had to make an emergency landing in Lagos, Nigeria, on April 18th.

The plane flying from Port Harcourt, Nigeria, declared an emergency after smoke was noticed in the cabin.

The plane continued for a safe landing. There were 52 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.

Nigeria’s Civil Aviation Authority is investigating the incident.

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According to sources, the Augusta AW101 Chopper had landed but it suddenly moved up again and tumbled.

There was only one person aboard, who sustained minor scratches.

The incident remains under investigation.

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The Boeing 737-700 plane took off for Jos, Nigeria, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.

The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.

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The plane, heading from Sao Paulo, Brazil, to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was diverted after the health condition of a passenger, who had ingested cocaine, started deteriorating.

According to Mr. Ahmadu Garba, the NDLEA commander at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), “A passenger complained of severe abdominal pains and later suffered three recurrent seizures thus necessitating an emergency landing in Lagos… Upon arrival, four passengers tested positive for narcotic ingestion. They are Okeh Desmond, Ezeanya Nnaemeka, Christopher Nonso and Chibusi Promise. All the suspects are under observation.”

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The plane, heading from Warri to Abuja, Nigeria, was diverted after the crew reported they had to shut down one of the engines.

The plane landed uneventfully. There were 42 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.

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The Boeing 737-500, heading from Port Harcourt to Lagos, Nigeria, had just climbed out of the runway when the crew received a smoke detector indication, prompting the crew to return.

The plane landed uneventfully.

It turned out that the smoke indication alarm was false.

All passengers on board remained unhurt.

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Air Peace flight 4P-7191 had to return and make an emergency landing at Port Harcourt International Airport in Nigeria, on March 12th.

The plane took off for Lagos, Nigeria, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a smoke detector indication.

The Boeing 737-500 plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.

The airline said the smoke indication turned out to be false.

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The Boeing 737-400, flying to Abuja, Nigeria, had to return due to problems with its air conditioning system.

The plane landed uneventfully.

No one was injured.

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Air force officials said the plane went down when it was heading from Kaduna Military Airfield to Abuja.

All 7 people on-board the plane, including 3 passengers and 4 crew members, were killed in the crash.

The cause of crash is not clear at the moment.

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Authorities said the helicopter, operated by the Bristow Group, nose-dived into water behind a police station. It was transporting 12 people to Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, from an offshore oil rig at the time.

Six people, including an American pilot, were killed in the crash. Six others were injured and were taken to nearby hospitals.

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The ATR 72 aircraft, which departed from the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja, veered off the runway after it landed at Ilorin Airport at about 4:45 p.m.

Authorities confirmed that all 59 passengers and 4 crew members remained unhurt.

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority is investigating.

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According to a statement released by the defense headquarters, “At about 2200hours yesterday, November 13, 2014, a ground attack helicopter on an armed patrol crashed around the Federal University of Technology Yola, Adamawa State.”

All three crew members aboard were killed in the crash.

The statement said, “Rescue party worked throughout the night to preserve the wreckage of the aircraft and scene of the accident for proper investigation to be carried out. Further details would be made known later.”

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A few years ago, Dr Harold Demuren, a former Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) was reported saying that the NCAA could not certify any airport in Nigeria because none of them satisfied the minimum requirements for certification, as set by the ICAO.

According to Chinedu Eze, the Nigerian government must ensure security, in addition to improved infrastructure, at the airports.

To date, no airport in Nigeria has proper security fencing, although some have perimeter fencing.

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Initial reports reveal that Genga Daniel, former Ogun State governor, was also on board.

While the real reason behind emergency landing is still unclear, some passengers reported that just after the take off, the plane’s cabin got filled with smoke.

The passengers were safely evacuated through the emergency exit.

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There were no injuries reported.

The passengers remained in Abuja awaiting a replacement plane.

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is investigating.

This picture displays why the passengers were panicked. Words alone don’t do it justice, do they?

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Odetunde’s speech “World View of Aviation: A case for better Nigerian Aviation Policies”, Odetunde said that Nigeria has adequate laws in place to secure airspace, but the laws were barely enforced, that crashes will continue until the country starts following the protocol, making sure that everybody that is involved, all the laws are followed.

Leo, who must be a man after my own heart, spoke on “Technological Readiness Level of Aeronautics and Astronautics in Nigeria.” He said that “the cause of crashes is maintenance.”

How long have I been saying “Maintenance, Maintenance, Maintenance?” Long time. Glad to see the experts agree. A plane can be perfect when it arrives at an airline’s doorstep. But how well that plane fares, whether or not it is originally in good shape, depends entirely on how well it is maintained over time. Those of us with cars know, for example, how an engine can seize if one does not keep up with oil changes, or how it will burn up if one does not attend to the radiator. Think of how much more complex a plane’s systems are, and it is easy to see how important it is to maintain, maintain, maintain all the systems.

Hopefully the words of two professors of Aviation will be able help to move Nigerian Aviation into a safer place.

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The crew had concerns about the plane before they took off; and after they took off, there were more concerns. The crew ignored the plane’s warnings, then the First Officer complained that since the aircraft was not climbing, the Captain should not stall the aircraft. ATC expressed concern of the plane’s orientation.

The flight data shows the characteristics of an aerodynamic stall thirty one seconds before the crash. The failed engine was a Pratt & Whitney Canada model.

This is still the preliminary report, but it does point to facts that seem to show that the Lagos crash was caused by engine failure and human error.

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The deceased include protocol official Olayiwola Daji, his wife Olukemi, and other government officials. Mimiko promised the government would cover a university education for the victims’ children.

On behalf of the family, the nephew of Olayiwola Daji, Niyi Daji, urged the government “never to abandon the wife and children and father Pa. Adejoro Daji left behind by Olayiwola Daji.”

Associated Jet Crash in Nigeria

Associated Jet Crash in Nigeria

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