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A four-member flight crew of Overland Airways made a successful landing of a distressed aircraft on the Runway 18R of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Wednesday evening, after the plane’s engine caught fire mid-air.

The ATR 42 aircraft, which has 37 engers on board, was en-route Ilorin-Lagos when the plane suddenly developed a major fault.

The pilots had sent out a Mayday to the Lagos control tower.

Mayday is an emergency procedure word used internationally as a distress signal in voice-procedure radio communications. It is an international radio distress signal used by ships and aircraft.

The Pilot-in-Command of the distressed plane was reportedly on approach to Lagos when the incident happened.

The Lagos airport control tower consequently put the airport emergency response team, including the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria’s fire services department, on notice, following the Mayday.

The pilot finally landed the faulty plane safely on the international airport’s runway amid a fully prepared airport emergency response team.

The statement read in part, “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 skillfully implemented their standard procedures for such abnormal situations.

“All 33 engers 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 enger was hurt in any way.

“Overland Airways salutes the professional interventions of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority and the Accident Investigation Bureau Nigeria (AIB-N) which were very prompt and reassuring.

“Overland Airways regrets any inconvenience to its engers and assures the travelling public of its full commitment to the safety of its services and engers.”

The spokesperson for Accident Investigation Bureau, Tunji Oketumbi, could not comment on the incident immediately, saying the agency had yet to be briefed.

The spokesperson for the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Mr Sam Adurogboye, could not be reached immediately as his telephone line did not connect when our correspondent put a call through.

https://punchng.com/overland-aircrafts-engine-catches-fire-midair-pilot-declares-emergency/

We thank God that there was no casualties

maleekberry:
We thank God that there was no casualties

Thank God for life o, Lalasticlala!

I just dey, Myn44!

Thank God we are not thrown into mourning again.may God continue to grant us journey mercies

Thank GOD o!

K

One is a coincidence...
Two is a pattern...

Thank God for safety!!

Men go don bust cry for inside de plane , some go don de speak in tongues




Thanks to our Incoming President B.A.T for this Victory



On your rough Scrotum I stand

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All this yeye old aircraft

If this is not dreamliner and A320 and A350 am not flying local airlines in Nigeria

My experience when I flew Pegasus airlines thought me a lesson

Wahala.

What must have caused it?

Thank God they landed safely.

Dana Air mishap just clocked 10 years this month o

Alhamdulilah

Ope ni f'oluwa

Thanks to God

May God help

Overland or overload airway. Thank Almighty for the safety.

Glad no one was hurt. Can they learn to do more scheduled maintenance on their aircrafts?

I Booked this space even without knowing what to type
I hereby dedicate this space to NwaAmaikpe
And also pray for those that might experience shock
That said, I don’t understand anything I’ve written here

Glory to God... We say thank you Jesus for this

Expatriate
Just be good in whatever u do

That part they talked about covid-19 protocols


The writer wont go to heaven for that lie.

Omo

We thank thee!

Plain cash fire � for 9ja

This is the reason why I don't fly locally.
If I must travel locally, then I have to go by road.
The experiences I had with local flights are not funny at all.

Is it not this same Overland Airline that killed the MIC boss some years back when the coffin of one time Governor of Ondo Olusegun Agagu was being conveyed to Akure?

Thank God the aircraft landed safely

Ope o

One is a coincidence...
Two is a pattern...

Thank God for safety!

I am happy I did not wake up to another unfortunate news