Human advancement is still a lot far behind. They had about nine whole minutes between engine failure and the crash and the lives of those on board could not be snatched from death. I can only imagine what went on in their minds for those precious nine minutes. Give your life to Jesus Christ now, the next moment might be too late.

salvation77177:

He probably thought he could manoeuver his way back to the airport. If he had dumped the fuel immediately the aircraft engine problem, he would have crashed in residential area.
I was also a victim of such occurrence once while flying out to offshore platform. Immediately the aircraft raised an egiine problem alarm, the pilot quickly manoeuvred and flew for about ten more minutes before landing safely at the brass terminal. The pilot is trained but he is a human being and no human is perfect. He did his best he could but the aircraft crashed.
May God give the family they left behind the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.

Abi o!

Thank you my brother!

I tire for all these armchair Pilots!

Viknat:
I will respect my own when I stop being truthful and objective

Do you know how many American Military Aircraft have crashed and the consequent loss of life?

When you don't Value your own, is it Oyinbo that will respect you?

OnlyDeCapPlease:


Actually our fates are already sealed once we are born.

That's an interesting point of view. Does that mean that all our struggles on this earth are essentially pointless?

Heterodox:
There's no fate after death. If you're talking about hell.

So it's straight into oblivion? That would not be fair on the ones who go through untold discomfort in order to make lives better for others.

Oh God I wonder their reactions when the aircraft was dropping down to crashed

Viknat:
remember the pilot was a Nigerian pilot and not chesley sullenberger who landed a big, full aeroplane on the river,when he knew the rate of descent wouldn't make it possible to get to the closest airport after both engines failed. I still remember his communication with ground, very calm, confident, when he requested coastguard to move to River Hudson with 155 Passengers. Just imagine such incident happened on Nigeria and plane flown by a Nigerian pilot. That's d plane in the river and in d museum. No time. This is my human role model, not our useless pot belly bastard politicians and governor's. This is sullenberger, very calm, unassuming, extremely intelligent.

An air force helicopter was skillfully ditched in water by the pilot but you won't see that one abi

JosEast:


https://dailytrust.com/witness-why-we-didnt-rescue-victims-of-abuja-air-crash

A more appropriate headline would be Why we Couldn't Rescue The Victims of Abuja Air Crash

thesicilian:

That's an interesting point of view. Does that mean that all our struggles on this earth are essentially pointless?

Even though I believe that our fates are sealed at birth, no one actually knows what it is. If you believe that you destiny is to be rich, famous, successful, very influencial or game changing, then you will work hard with the full confidence that you will get there irrespective of the magnitude of any setbacks. People like that keep on going till its physically or mentally impossible for them to do so. Remember companies like KFC, Mcdonald, Home Depot were started by people who were above 50 years.

Eriokanmi:
you made sense. Did you know a similar incident happened yesterday (same day) In Denver, Colorado? Part of the failed engine even dropped on a neighbouring building but the pilot managed to get back to the airport safely, a few minutes after take off. All the NAF personnel need to be going out for simulation courses but never! The level of corruption is so high. Maybe had that brave girl killed last year in person of Arotile been alive she could have piloted that jet and made it back safely to the airport the moment that engine failed. See how they wasted that girl who would have been useful yesterday.

Your a big fool

LokoH:
I am yet to decide if they will rest in piss

They are resting already...don't need your prayers

majamajic:
Fuel was still intact

The pilot should have started dumping out fuel Immediately before returning back to the airport , from the result it shows he came back with all the takeoff fuel

I doubt this kind of aircraft had ability to do emergency fuel dumping airborne.

thesicilian:

So it's straight into oblivion? That would not be fair on the ones who go through untold discomfort in order to make lives better for others.

Nope, they journey higher towards purity. They may reincarnate in another planet, universe or this earth again, in a better position. But never in one worst than their previous status.

May the souls of the victims rest in peace. Amen.

majamajic:
Fuel was still intact

The pilot should have started dumping out fuel Immediately before returning back to the airport , from the result it shows he came back with all the takeoff fuel

Not all aircrafts dump fuel.

Viknat:
k lemme xplain y. Here in Nigeria, we don't get ourselves prepared cos of corruption. I wish you are aware of monies released and stolen for aircraft maintenance, diagnostics, and further training.

There is no basis for comparison