Abuja: Panic as Air Peace aircraft tyre reportedly bursts during take-off

- The tyre of an Air Peace aircraft blew off while it was already taxiing for take-off according o reports

- According to reports, the incident happened at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Sunday, January 6

- Passengers on the aircraft were heading to Benin from Abuja, when the the incident occurred

Tragedy was reportedly averted in the Nigeria aviation sector as the tyre of an Air Peace aircraft blew off while it was already taxiing for take-off on the runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Sunday, January 6.

According to reports, passengers on the aircraft were heading to Benin from Abuja, when the the incident occurred. The report stated further that the pilot struggled to control the airplane before it was eventually towed to a safe location at the NAIA.

Punch reports that it was a Boeing 737 aircraft belonging to Air Peace that was involved in the incident, which happened around 5:40 pm at the Abuja airport on Sunday.

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“The aircraft was already running on the runway in preparation for take-off and suddenly one of the tyres blew off. The tyre burst while the plane was in the process to take off. This created panic among passengers but the pilot was professional enough as he controlled the plane before it was towed to a safe location,” a passenger, who was quoted to have said.

A source at the airport was reported to have adddd that: “This happened around 5:40 pm and the airline is Air Peace. The aircraft involved is Boeing 737 and the tyre burst was so loud because the aircraft was already moving on the runway. This caused some form of panic among passengers and other people at the airport.

“The situation was, however, controlled and the plane was towed out of the runway and the terrified passengers alighted safely. The aircraft is out of use for now and engineers are now observing the plane at the airport.”

Meanwhile, the incident was reported to have been confirmed by the spokesperson for Air Peace, Chris Iwarah.

“What we had was a low speed reject and that means that the aircraft was taxiing when the pilot realised that one of the tyres had punctured and because of that he had to reject further taxiing for take-off. Now once this happens, the affected tyre will be changed; not by just anybody but by qualified engineers.

“However, the flight was from Abuja to Benin and once it is 6.30pm you can’t operate into Benin because of sunset. But if it were Port Harcourt, Kano, Abuja or Lagos airports, you could operate into any of them and to some extent Kaduna. But other airports in the country, once it is sunset you can’t operate into them.”

Iwarah added: “Now this incident happened close to sunset and when they were changing the tyre that got punctured, we realised that it was already sunset. So we had no option than to cancel the flight. This was done in time so that people could return to their homes before it gets dark.

“The flight was rescheduled to take off tomorrow (Monday). However, no specific time was given because Benin currently experiences a lot of weather issues and so we have to be sure about the time before we send it to the passengers. But we are certain that the flight is for tomorrow (Monday).”

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) disclosed that beginning from February 2019, airplanes that operate in and into Nigeria will start landing at two of the country’s busiest international airports during periods of poor visibility.

The disclosure was made by the agency's managing director, Captain Fola Akinkuotu, during an interview in Abuja.

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