Nigeria Aviation Accident Investigation Agency Releases Serious Incident Reports Involving Three Air Peace Aircraft


The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), a Nigerian agency saddled with the responsibility of investigating air accidents and incidents has made public preliminary reports on serious incidents involving three aircraft owned and operated by Air Peace.

 “The preliminary reports are not the final reports as they contain details of the initial facts, discussions and findings surrounding the occurrences; which include information gathered from witness statements, flight recorders, Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) Data, Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) data, and preliminary inspection of the accident sites and the wreckages,” said Tunji Oketunmbi, the bureau’s spokesperson.

“Therefore, the investigations on these serious incidents are still ongoing and final reports on these occurrences will be released at the conclusion of these investigations.”
The reports released by AIB included the serious incident involving Air Peace Limited B737-300 aircraft with nationality and registration marks 5N-BUK at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on May 15, 2019.

AIB also released the report on the serious incident involving the airline’s B737-500 aircraft with nationality and registration marks 5N-BRN at Port Harcourt International Airport, Port Harcourt on June 22, 2019.

Also released is the report on the serious incident involving Air Peace Limited B737-300 aircraft with nationality and registration marks 5N-BQO at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on July 23, 2019.

AIB also made available series of images from the scenes of the incidents.
At the release of the preliminary reports, AIB issued immediate recommendations: “NCAA should ensure that all airline operators review their SOPs to include procedure for isolating power to the cockpit voice recorder to preserve its contents from being overwritten, in the event of any reportable occurrence.

“Air Peace Limited should ensure that flight crew adheres to strict compliance with Company Operations Manual (OM Part A) Chapter 11 (11.4.3) on Preservation of Recordings.

“NCAA should ensure that Air Peace Limited complies with Immediate Safety Recommendations 2019-005 in accordance with Nig.CARs 8.5.1.24 (b)(c); IS: 9.2.2.5.
“Air Peace Limited should ensure that best handling technique is emphasized during crew training on single channel auto-pilot operation.
“Air Peace Limited should ensure that its crew adheres strictly to the Company’s SOP in carrying out a missed approach/go-around promptly, below 1000 ft AGL in an unstabilized approach.


“NCAA should circulate an ALL OPERATORS LETTER (AOL) to airlines on the need for their crew to carry out emergency evacuation; being the best option, in the  event of a serious incident or accident; with the aircraft structure compromised during landing or stops in an unapproved aircraft maneuvering area.”

Full details of these reports can be found in the following links:

https://aib.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Air-Peace_5N-BUK_Preliminary-report-NEW.pdf

https://aib.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Preliminary-Report-of-5N-BQO-23RD-JULY-2019.pdf

https://aib.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/preliminary-report-on-air-peace-B737-500-5N-BRN-2019.pdf

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