PRELIMINARY REPORT ON SERIOUS INCIDENT INVOLVING AN EMBRAER ERJ 145 AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY UNITED NIGERIA AIRLINES WITH NATIONALITY AND REGISTRATION MARKS 5N-BWY WHICH OCCURRED ON RUNWAY 18L MURTALA MUHAMMED AIRPORT, LAGOS ON 8TH SEPTEMBER, 2023
| Registered Owner: | United Nigeria Airlines Limited |
| Aircraft type and model: | Embraer ERJ 145LR |
| Manufacturer: | Yabora Industria Aeronautica, S.A. |
| Year of manufacture: | January, 2002 |
| Nationality and registration marks: | 5N-BWY |
| Serial number: | 145622 |
| Location: | Runway 18L/36R, End Safety Area, of Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos 6o36’03”N 3o19’39”E |
| Date and time: | 8th September, 2023 at about 19:35 h All times in this report are local time (UTC+1) unless otherwise stated |
INTRODUCTION
Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) formerly known as Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) was notified by Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) of this occurrence via phone call on the 8th September 2023. NSIB contacted the operator and subsequently, investigators were dispatched same day to the incident site, where the aircraft was stuck in grass verge.
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau commenced investigation into the circumstances of the occurrence under the provisions of Civil Aviation (Investigation of Air Accidents and Incidents) Regulations 2023 and Annex 13 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation.
The purpose of this preliminary report is to provide details of initial facts, discussions and findings surrounding the occurrence; it includes it includes information gathered from witness accounts/statements, flight recorders, Air Traffic Control (ATC) recordings, weather reports and preliminary inspection of the aircraft.
