A brake failure has caused a jet to run into a
fence at the General Aviation Terminal of the
Lagos Airport on Friday.
In the latest accident, the King Air Jet was
reparking when the driver rammed into the
fence, according to an eyewitness.
The jet had no passenger on board with the
pilot suffering no injury.
It was gathered that officials of the Nigerian
Civil Aviation Authority visited the scene of the
incident to ascertain the cause of the accident
The King Air 200 jet with registration number
5N-HIS is being operated by Mobil Oil Nigeria-
Wings Aviation.
Meanwhile the Accident Investigation Bureau has
commenced an investigation into an
accident that occurred at the General
Aviation Terminal of the Lagos Airport on
Friday.
A spokesman for the Accident
Investigation Bureau, Tunji Oketumbi said the bureau had sent its
investigators to access the level of damage
as of press time.
“ We have been notified of an accident that
occurred at the local airport and our
investigators have gone there to
commence investigations,” he added .
