ILORIN, Kwara, Nigeria — A team of aviation investigators don land for Ilorin on Sunday to assess the crash-land of a Diamond training aircraft, wey happen last Friday. The aircraft, operated by the Aviation Training School, carry two people: the pilot and instructor, wey both survive di incident and dey receive medical care for one private hospital for Ilorin.
The state government express relief say no lives lost during di emergency landing. Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo Kawu, di Commissioner for Tertiary Education in Kwara, praise di quick response from di college authorities and medical personnel, stressing the need for emergency preparedness and adherence to safety protocols in aviation training.
Captain Yakubu Okatahi, di Rector of di International Aviation College, also yarn about di incident. He explain say: “Our instructor dey on a routine training flight when di aircraft have accident during landing. We dey thank God say no fatalities occur. Both di pilot and instructor don dey evacuated to di hospital since Friday night.”
Before di investigators land on Sunday, di Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) don do an on-site investigation. Mrs. Bimbo Oladeji, di Director of Public Affairs and Family Assistance for NSIB, announce say dem don start investigation to find out wetin cause di crash, wey occur for 17:28 during a simulated instrument approach on Runway 05 at di General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport.
As we dey talk, one of di two victims don do MRI scan, and dem dey report say both of dem dey conscious and stable. Oladeji talk say di NSIB Director General, Captain Alex Badeh, don visit di crash site, and dem don recover crucial flight data wey dem dey process.
“Our investigators dey on ground and don begin work seriously. Di damaged aircraft dey on di left side of di runway, and recovery operations dey nearly complete. Four specialists go remain for di site to finish critical measurements before dem go return to Abuja,” di statement quote Badeh. He also confirm say dem don recover di aircraft’s data card and e dey undergo analysis for di Bureau’s transport safety laboratory. Di results go help clarify di preliminary report wey expect within 30 days.
Badeh emphasize di mission of dem investigation: “Our job na to find out wetin happen, who e happen to, how e happen, and most importantly, how we go prevent am from happening again.” He also provide update on di crew for di crash, confirming say dem both survive and dey receive medical treatment. “Dem dey conscious, coherent, and stable. One don do MRI scan, and both dey receive di right medical care,” he add.
As di investigation dey continue, NSIB don assure di public say di Nigerian airspace still dey secure, and dem go provide more updates as di investigation go on.
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