Dana airplane with registration number 5N-SRI and 49 passengers onboard when it overshot the runway at Port Harcourt International Airport Omagwa
…49 passengers were on board and safely evacuated.
…airline commends Pilot-in-command for averting danger.
Port Harcourt – Dana Airlines was on Tuesday enmeshed in another aviation near mishap. A Dana airplane with registration number 5N-SRI performing a flight from Lagos to Port Harcourt yesterday overshot the runway and ended up in the bush.
This is coming after the embarrassing incident of an emergency door of another Dana airplane falling off on landing in Abuja, which the airline’s management claimed the door was tampered with by a passenger
According to sources, passengers on board the aircraft were immediately evacuated from a nearby bush in Omagwa neighbourhood where the Port Harcourt International airport is located in Rivers state.
Emergency officials state that no one was injured as at the time of filing this report.
Confirming the incident, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) through its general manager, Corporate Communications, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu declared: “Dana aircraft numbered 9J0363, flying from Abuja to Port Harcourt airport has overshot the Port Harcourt runway.
According to her, the incident was suspected to have been caused by a heavy rain, which was accompanied by strong wind and storm in Port Harcourt.
The FAAN statement however said no casualty was recorded, as all passengers on board were safely evacuated.
Mr. Sam Adurogboye, General Manager, Public Relations, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), also confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria.
He said the aircraft was partially damaged after it overshot the runway.
“I learnt the runway has been closed but it will be reopened before the next 30 minutes after inspection has been carried out on it.
“Forty-nine passengers were on board and safely evacuated. The aircraft came in from Abuja to Port Harcourt, “he said.
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Meanwhile, the management of Dana Airline has commended the Pilot-in-command for steadying aircraft after it overshot the runway, which was blamed on bad weather.
