Shortly after, it was delivered to Ninety-six of the one hundred and five persons on board were fatally injured by impact forces and post-crash fire as the majority of the fuselage section of the aircraft was destroyed. Nigerian aviation officials later said that sudden weather changes were to blame for both accidents. News agencies reported that some bodies had been recovered, but it was unclear how many.The flight was operated by ADC Airlines, one of Nigeria’s many small domestic airlines. To express their solidarity with the feelings of everyone affected by the tragedies, especially those who have lost loved ones, the producers will hold a minutes silence before the film screens and dedicate the film to the memory of the victims of the Allied Air and Dana Air plane crashes and in fact all victims of air crashes in Africa. Politicians, diplomats and prominent business people have been among the dead in recent crashes. Sultan, Dep Gov, 96 Die in ADC Plane Crash (Vanguard (Nigeria) Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) IT was yet another black Sunday in Nigeria yesterday after a Boeing 737-2B7 crashed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja just moments after take off, killing 98 people on board including the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Maccido, and his Senator son, Alhaji Badamasi Maccido as well as …
It was noted that had such a section been included, it “could have guided the pilots on the decision to go or not to go in adverse and potentially hazardous atmospheric conditions”. The pilot's decision to take-off in known adverse weather conditions and failure to execute the proper windshear recovery procedure resulted in operating the aircraft outside the safe flight regime, causing the aircraft to stall very close to the ground from which recovery was not possible.Investigators also stated several contributing factors: By BASHIR ADIGUN, Associated Press Writer A thunderstorm was approaching the airport and weather was worsening.
When the First Officer made the An aftercast of the weather conditions obtained by the Investigation showed that from only scattered The Investigation found that although flight in adverse weather had been followed by loss of control, the crew response to the conditions was not in accordance with standard The ADC Airlines Operations Manual, which had been approved by the Nigerian CAA, was also found to have had no policy on aircraft operation in adverse and potentially hazardous atmospheric condition with the relevant section left blank.
The Pilot-not-flying responded to the windshear by calling for the Pilot Flying to pull up. * The use of inappropriate equipment for windshear recovery procedure during simulator recurrency.
During take off, the intensity of rain already falling had increased to heavy. (b) increase the monitoring of the quality and content of flight crew training. The Pilot Flying responded to the windshear by adding a small amount of power and by pulling back on the control column causing a significant pitch attitude change.
The two episodes, coming just months apart, prompted the government to ground the entire domestic fleet of both airlines for inspections. Directed by Obi Emelonye, the award-winning UK based Nigerian filmmaker and starring Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Hakeem Kae-Kazim and Jim Iyke.Last Flight to Abuja is an exciting new Nollywood film inspired by the tragic series of plane crashes in 2006 that rocked the Nigerian aviation industry. Aviation Development Company Airlines (ADC) Flight 53 was a scheduled passenger flight operated by ADC Airlines that crashed on 29 October 2006 shortly after take-off from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, Nigeria, at 11:30 am local time. An Investigation was begun by the Nigerian AIB. There was only cabin crew change. Mr. Maccido was crucial in calming religious tensions in 2002, when deadly riots broke out over a beauty pageant in northern Nigeria, and in 2004, when interreligious violence killed dozens in Plateau State.
These 'explosion' was called as a rapid intensification. Investigators noted that significant cloud formation had occurred in the area. (b) That the simulator used for training should be a replica of the aircraft. Lack of company Standard Operating Procedures for flight operations in adverse weather conditions. Get the hottest stories from the largest news site in NigeriaI was invited - Ortom speaks on invitation to join APC, reveals whether he will...Suspected Boko Haram arm suppliers en route Nigerian intercepted, killed by Nigerien force (photo)I was invited - Ortom speaks on invitation to join APC, reveals whether he will leave PDP or notYou are on the run but your mouth still dey run - Falz reacts to Diezani's statement on Yahoo boysPDP blows hot as it reacts to Ondo deputy governor Ajayi's defection to ZLPColourful photos from the 30th birthday celebration of music executive Jude Okoye's wifeBBNaija: Toyin Lawani claims Nengi dated her baby daddy, says she also called her 'amoeba' (screenshot)Super Eagles winger spotted in Uyo training with academy team, gifts cash (photo)Chelsea agree world record fee with top German winger who will replace PedroNaij.com Media Limited, 2020
The aircraft departed Lagos on scheduled passenger service Flight 63 at 09:29 local time and landed in Abuja at 10:20. Both pilots were Nigerian nationals but it was found that the First Officer had acquired his Nigerian licence by renewing one issued in Equatorial Guinea, the issue of which the Investigation was unable to find anything useful about. (a) Adverse Weather/Windshear recognition and recovery manoeuvres as a compulsory part of the initial and recurrent simulator training of flight crew. Last October, a flight operated by Bellview Airlines, one of the country’s most popular carriers, crashed shortly after taking off from Lagos on its way to Abuja, killing 117 people.
The plane crashed just past the runway at the Abuja airport after taking off in stormy weather, and the wreckage was strewn across a wooded area beyond the runway. Six people were taken to local hospitals, aviation officials told reporters at the crash site.