Incident Overview

Date: Friday 3 November 2023
Aircraft Type: Raytheon Hawker 800XP
Owner/operator: Flints Aero Services
Registration Number: 5N-AMM
Location: Ibadan Airport (IBA/DNIB), Oyo State – ÿ Nigeria
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: Approach lights and landing gear.Approach lights and landing gear.
Category: Accident
A Raytheon Hawker 800XP jet, 5N-AMM, experienced significant damage during final approach to runway 22 at Ibadan Airport (IBA/DNIB), Nigeria. The aircraft carried the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and his entourage, resulting in a rescue operation. The flight was initially uneventful until the final approach, with the last radio contact occurring at 20:13, when the flight reported passing waypoint IB500, 7 nm from the threshold of runway 22: : “Ibadan 5N-AMM India Bravo 500 runway in sight.” ATC responded with instructions to check gears down and lock, and wind was 180 at 10 knots clear to land runway 22.A Raytheon Hawker 800XP jet, 5N-AMM, experienced significant damage during final approach to runway 22 at Ibadan Airport (IBA/DNIB), Nigeria. The aircraft carried the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and his entourage, resulting in a rescue operation. The flight was initially uneventful until the final approach, with the last radio contact occurring at 20:13, when the flight reported passing waypoint IB500, 7 nm from the threshold of runway 22: : “Ibadan 5N-AMM India Bravo 500 runway in sight.” ATC responded with instructions to check gears down and lock, and wind was 180 at 10 knots clear to land runway 22.

Description

A Raytheon Hawker 800XP jet, 5N-AMM, sustained substantial damage when it landed short while on final approach to runway 22 at Ibadan Airport (IBA/DNIB), Nigeria. The aircraft was carrying the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and his entourage. All three crew members and seven passengers were rescued. The flight was uneventful until the final approach. Last radio contact was at at 20:13 when the flight reported passing waypoint IB500, 7 nm from the threshold of runway 22: : “Ibadan 5N-AMM India Bravo 500 runway in sight.” badan ATC replied: “With the runway in sight check gears down and lock[ed], wind is 180 at 10 knots clear to land runway 22”, which 5N-AMM acknowledged. During final approach to the runway, the aircraft impacted the first row of approach lights on the approach path, then touched down first with the right main landing gear, about 220 m short of the threshold of the runway, and in the grass verge, followed shortly by the left main and nose landing gears respectively. The aircraft continued towards the paved area of the runway, impacting several other rows of approach lights along its path. A total of six impact points were observed. Subsequently, the aircraft entered the paved area and veered right of the centerline, runway 22. At about 156 m from the threshold, the aircraft crossed the right runway shoulder and continued into the grass verge for a distance of about 184 m before coming to a stop, partially impeded by vegetation. Number 1 tyre was found deflated and the nose landing gear collapsed. Interim report published 3 Nov 2024.

Source of Information

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Primary Cause

Unclear ? Runway lighting malfunction and subsequent impact.Unclear ? Runway lighting malfunction and subsequent impact.

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