An Arik Airline Boeing 737-700 with registration No 5NMJI yesterday brushed the wing of a parked Air Force Hercules C-130 (NAF 917) at the Jos Airport. The Nigeria Air Force in a statement signed by Wing Commander Adedayo Makun for Director of Public Relations and Information, said that no casualty was recorded.
The statement explained that the incident occurred at about 1.45 p.m. when the Arik aircraft was taxiing at the airport tarmac in preparation for take-off. The tank 1 wing tip of the NAF C-130 was damaged, while the wing of the Arik aircraft was dismembered and hung on the NAF aircraft.
There was no casualty recorded during the incident. However, the two aircrafts had to abort t heir missions,’’ it said. The C-130 aircraft was in Jos to airlift students of the Airforce Military School and Airforce Girls Military School both in Jos and was waiting for them to move from school to the airport when the accident occurred.
Meanwhile, a joint investigation by the Nigerian Air Force and Arik Airline management has commenced. The C-130 aircraft was in Jos to airlift students of the Airforce Military School and Airforce Girls Military School both in Jos and was waiting for them to move from school to the airport when the accident occurred.
As a result of the accident, a substantial part of the mainframe of the Arik Aircraft, a Boeing 737-700 with registration no. 5NMJI was taken off on impact and the dismembered body of the Arik aircraft is currently hanging on the C-130 military aircraft presently. As for the Nigeria Airforce aircraft, the Tank 1 Wing Tip of the C-130 was damaged.
A joint investigation into the immediate and remote cause of the accident which recorded no casualty, involving NAF, Arik Airline and the relevant Nigerian Aviation bodies has commenced.
The statement explained that the incident occurred at about 1.45 p.m. when the Arik aircraft was taxiing at the airport tarmac in preparation for take-off. The tank 1 wing tip of the NAF C-130 was damaged, while the wing of the Arik aircraft was dismembered and hung on the NAF aircraft.
There was no casualty recorded during the incident. However, the two aircrafts had to abort t heir missions,’’ it said. The C-130 aircraft was in Jos to airlift students of the Airforce Military School and Airforce Girls Military School both in Jos and was waiting for them to move from school to the airport when the accident occurred.
Meanwhile, a joint investigation by the Nigerian Air Force and Arik Airline management has commenced. The C-130 aircraft was in Jos to airlift students of the Airforce Military School and Airforce Girls Military School both in Jos and was waiting for them to move from school to the airport when the accident occurred.
As a result of the accident, a substantial part of the mainframe of the Arik Aircraft, a Boeing 737-700 with registration no. 5NMJI was taken off on impact and the dismembered body of the Arik aircraft is currently hanging on the C-130 military aircraft presently. As for the Nigeria Airforce aircraft, the Tank 1 Wing Tip of the C-130 was damaged.
A joint investigation into the immediate and remote cause of the accident which recorded no casualty, involving NAF, Arik Airline and the relevant Nigerian Aviation bodies has commenced.
Source: SunnewsOnline
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