Two persons escaped death on Thursday when a Nigerian Air Force
trainer jet overshot the runway of the Benin Airport in Benin, Edo State.
The duo was trying to land at the airport at 10.30a.m when
the landing gear failed to descend on time.
A source at the airport said the aircraft, with
registration number 5N-BKS, had two pilots on board and was on routine flight.
“The plane landed on the runway with its tyres locked in,
an indication that the tyres did not shoot out.
“But only the pilot can really explain what happened,” the
source said.
The source said an airport rescue team led by the
Commanding Officer, Air Maritime Operations, responded promptly with the
emergency team.
Some people at the airport said the incident caused delays
in flight operations for some hours.
The occupants were, however, not injured while the damaged
aircraft was towed to the Okada Air hangar at the airport.
The Benin Airport Manager, Segun Ayodele, confirmed the
incident.
It came a little over a month after a Dana Air plane on a
scheduled flight from Abuja to Lagos crashed into four buildings on June 3 in
Iju Ishaga, Lagos, killing 153 people.
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