Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 11 June 2015
Aircraft Type: Hawker 800XP
Owner/operator: Swat Technology, LLC
Registration Number: N497AG
Location: Port Harcourt Airport (PHC) –
ÿ Nigeria
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Nose gearNose gear
Investigating Agency: AIB NigeriaAIB Nigeria
Category: Accident
A Hawker 800XP aircraft landed at Port Harcourt Airport (PHC/DNPO), Nigeria, experiencing a critical incident due to a black hole effect disorientation during touchdown. The aircraft veered off the runway to the left, entered the grass verge, and subsequently returned to the paved runway. The nose gear collapsed, and the incident was attributed to unserviceable runway 21 right edge lights and inadequate crew resource management during approach.A Hawker 800XP aircraft landed at Port Harcourt Airport (PHC/DNPO), Nigeria, experiencing a critical incident due to a black hole effect disorientation during touchdown. The aircraft veered off the runway to the left, entered the grass verge, and subsequently returned to the paved runway. The nose gear collapsed, and the incident was attributed to unserviceable runway 21 right edge lights and inadequate crew resource management during approach.
Description
The Hawker 800XP landed at Port Harcourt Airport (PHC/DNPO), Nigeria, in light rain. The captain stated that just on touchdown, the right hand and centerline lights were out and in a bid to line up with the lights the aircraft veered off the runway to the left. The aircraft entered the grass verge but later got back to the paved runway. In the process, the nose gear collapsed. Causal factor: Black hole effect disorientation causing low-level manoeuvre into grass verge. Contributory factor: 1. Most of the runway 21 right edge lights were unserviceable at landing time. 2. Inadequate Crew Resource Management during approach.
Source of Information
https://www.gistarena.com.ng/2015/06/flights-grounded-as-private-jet.html?m=1https://www.gistarena.com.ng/2015/06/flights-grounded-as-private-jet.html?m=1Primary Cause
Black hole effect disorientation causing low-level manoeuvre into grass verge.Black hole effect disorientation causing low-level manoeuvre into grass verge.Share on:
