Orlando Owoh:
Yakubu Abdurahman are muslim names. The bearer of the name could be Yoruba, Igbo, Ibibio, Itsekiri muslim. Not necessarily Hausa.

curtain: IS IT POSSIBLE FOR PASSENGERS TO KNOW THEIR PILOT BEFORE PLANES TAKES-OFF? Some crashes can be avoided by simply knowing where the pilot hails from.

baybiemee: And a heartless fellow said it was an act of God

Policewoman: Who knows if the Chief Pilot was a suicide bomber?

Tintinix: ....And Stella Oduah should resign because of a blatant disregard for safety warnings!!!!!!

L.M Ayedun..:
There appeared to be an argument between the Captain and the First Officer of the Associated Airline aircraft which crashed on 3 October in Lagos Nigeria and killed 15 people, the aircraft’s black box has revealed.

The readout of the black box ,also known as Cockpit Voice Recorder, CVR, conducted by Nigeria’s Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB, in its Abuja’s laboratory revealed that the computer onboard the plane sent a warning message to the Captain, Yakubu Abdulrahman, shortly before take-off but he ignored it.

The First Officer then suggested to the pilot to abort take-off but Yakubu Abdulrahman proceeded and took off.


“The First Officer asked if the take-off should be aborted approximately 12 seconds after the ‘eight knots’ callout,” said Captain Mukhtar Usman, Commissioner Accident Investigation Bureau,AIB.

AIB said the pilot and the co-pilot discussed some concerns about the aircraft prior to departure.

“The crew discussed some concerns about the aircraft prior to departure but at this time we are not prepared to elaborate on those concerns as there remains a lot of work to do to complete on the CVR analysis in order to determine the specific nature of the crew’s concerns,” said AIB Commissioner, Muktar Usman.

Usman said approximately four seconds after engine power was advanced to commence the take-off roll, the crew received an automated warning from the onboard computer voice which consisted of three chimes followed by “take-off flaps…take-off flaps.
“This is a configuration warning that suggests that the flaps were not in correct position for take-off. And there is some evidence that the crew may have chosen not to use the flap for take-off,” Usman said.

“This warning continued throughout the take-off roll,” Usman added.

“Approximately three seconds after ‘power is set’ call, the First Officer noted that the aircraft was moving slowly.

“At this time we can state that the Right engine appeared to be producing considerably less thrust than the left engine. The left engine appeared to be working normally,” Usman said.
—Simon Ateba/Abuja

http://pmnewsnigeria.com/2013/10/11/pilots-argued-in-crashed-plane/?utm_

Maybe the pilots were actually husband and wife who knows. Who says two captains cannot be in a ship?

dacoolvik: Why do i feel dat smtin in dis in dis report does nt add up? D both pilots r dead n cannot defend themselves. Who even verified d report?
If d pilot knew smtin was wrong n dint abort take-off, den hes no different frm bus drivers who 'manage' their buses, even wen they kw smtin is wrong.
Like i said, too bad they r not alive to tell us their version of d story!

babyosisi:

And folks were blaming the age of the aircraft
They should carry out a thorough investigation on that captain
No stone should be left unturned
All hands must be on deck

Kavas:

Based on your post history my mother must be one sad little bltch.

pimp_lucious :
Stella oduha or whatever her name is should start considering bowing her head in shame instead

donphilopus: With all this, do we still believe the crash was an act of God?
NO

ndu_chucks: In Nigeria, even the blackbox recording can be doctored for political gains. Don't let them put the wool over your eyes. No sane pilot will risk his own life by ignoring such a warning and take off anyway, unless he is a kamakaze pilot. Nonesense!!

baybiemee: And a heartless fellow said it was an act of God

Orlando Owoh: It is only a fool, like those that have already, that will believe this lie. Ask yourself, how come the pilot and those in the cockpit were arguing over the air worthiness of the plane without the passengers noticing? Is the cockpit that enclosed that the passengers in the front role could not hear the "argument?"