Yesterday, there was anxiety at the Ibadan Airport when a private jet conveying 12 passengers with three crew members on board overshot the runway of the aerodrome.
A document revealed that the private jet with registration number N580KR was operated by Mattini Air.
The aircraft took off from Abuja and landed on Runway 22 of Ibadan Airport.
The document reads: “I write to inform you of an incident that occurred about 1055 hours where a private jet overshot the runway and eventually halted at a distance of 170 metres from the end of the runway 04, which is 60 metres away from threshold, making it an overall estimated distance of 230 metres away from the threshold of runway 04.
“After a preliminary unconfirmed investigation, it was reported that there was a break failure. The aircraft had 15 souls, 12 of which were passengers and three crew members.
“All souls were successfully evacuated by our Aerodrome Rescue Fire Fighting Service and other relevant officers. There is no casualty.”
An official of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) informed our correspondents that aviation authorities were already investigating the cause of the incident.
The official said although there were no casualties, the relevant aeronautical authorities had launched a probe on the matter.
