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Overland Plane Veers Off Runway In Ilorin: No Injuries Or Deaths by rocgirl(op): 7:54pm On Nov 29, 2014

Fifty nine passengers and four crew members escaped death by the whiskers on Saturday when an Overland plane from Abuja overshot the runway at the Ilorin airport.

A statement by the General Manager, Public Affairs, of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, Mr. Fan Ndubuoke, on Saturday, said no life was lost in the incident, which he added, was already being investigated.

The statement read, “An Overland flight 1186, an ATR 72 aircraft with Registration number 5N-BPG from Abuja airport to Ilorin, carrying fifty nine passengers and four crew members,veered off the runway at low speed after a normal landing at the Ilorin Airport.

“The incident which occurred today Saturday, November 29, at 4.45pm, has no casualty recorded. However, the Accident and Prevention Bureau in conjunction with the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has begun an investigation into the cause of the incident.

“The authority wishes to use this medium to reassure Nigerians that safety of the traveling public is still paramount and cannot be compromised.”

A source told one of our correspondents that three professors –a former Vice Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Prof. Ishaq Oleyede, Prof. Lanre Badmus and one unnamed professor — were on board the flight.

One of the passengers, Mr. Ayuba Balami, commended the pilot for showing great experience by maneuvering the plane to safety.

However, the airline said the the plane did not crash-land at the Ilorin airport on Saturday.

A statement by the management of Overland, which confirmed the incident and insisted that there was no crash.

‎It said, “‎It was a normal flight to Ilorin and standard procedures of flight were followed. The aircraft landed safely at Ilorin Airport at 1645hrs as scheduled and decelerated to a low speed, and in turning off the active runway, veered off the pavement.

“At the directive of the Pilot In Command, our cabin crew calmly evacuated all the 59 passengers safely and they were moved to the airport terminal. No passengers or crew sustained any injuries whatsoever.

“Our Ilorin passengers have since collected their baggage and gone home while the Ibadan Airport bound passengers will continue on Overland Airways to Ibadan Airport.”

http://www.punchng.com/news/overland-plane-crashlands-in-ilorin/

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Re: Overland Plane Veers Off Runway In Ilorin: No Injuries Or Deaths by rocgirl(op): 7:54pm On Nov 29, 2014*

Mods, make una carry this thing go frontpage na, abi I go fry egg for una ni?

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Re: Overland Plane Veers Off Runway In Ilorin: No Injuries Or Deaths by simplemach(m): 7:58pm On Nov 29, 2014

Ok, but i shall be back when u get the details

Re: Overland Plane Veers Off Runway In Ilorin: No Injuries Or Deaths by seangy4konji: 7:59pm On Nov 29, 2014*

Sure?

Ok. I don land gidigba again.

Thank god no one was injured.

It's a reason to always thank god anytime you enter a plane and land safely because you have no control of your self once the plane goes up,you can not drop at any junction in the sky or or jump off like okada or Lele na pep so it's bye bye

Person weh witches wan burn weh deh use palm oil to rub body na d case of plane. Deh kukuma treat your case in d sky as na dem abode be dat.

All weapon fashioned against us shall not proper.

Again. Thank god.

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Re: Overland Plane Veers Off Runway In Ilorin: No Injuries Or Deaths by BAYKEM(m): 8:18pm On Nov 29, 2014

Jesus!

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Re: Overland Plane Veers Off Runway In Ilorin: No Injuries Or Deaths by Jarus(m): 8:18pm On Nov 29, 2014

To think I was on the website of these guys during the week searching for flight for Mrs Jarus on her just-returned trip to Ilorin....and had her to settle for road because the time for departure (7.00am) was too early for a nursing mother coming to Ikeja from Ajah of all places. I pray there are no casualties here..

I have always had my concerns about those small, badly maintained planes used for low-traffic routes in Nigeria (Akure, Ilorin, Yola etc). I boarded one old, rickety aircraft from Lagos to Ilorin few years ago and the sound was like that of Okada.

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