A Boeing 737 Aero Contractors plane with a total 104 people aboard had a burst tyre at the Murtala Mohammed Airport, MMA, Lagos, bu the pilot managed to handle the situation well enough to avoid a calamity.
The plane took off from the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja at about 9am but then had its tyre burst as it landed at the Lagos Airport.
Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai who was one of the 104 people aboard tweeted after he disembarked from the plane.
“Upon landing in Lagos, our Aero aircraft lost a tyre”, he wrote. “The pilot did a great job of breaking to a halt. My phones flew under seats”.
Also speaking on the incident, Mr Yakubu Dati, the coordinating spokesman of Aviation Parastatals said the Boeing 737-500 with Registration No 5N-BLC, operated by Aero contractors landed safely at the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos, following loss of pressure in one of the tyres, today 29th December 2013.
“The aircraft, which landed at 10.50am, had a total of 104 passengers and crew members on board”, he confirmed, adding that “the aircraft has since been towed to the apron; and Accident Investigation Prevention Bureau (AIPB) has commenced investigation into the incident.”
