Fuel Exhaustion Leads To Quorum Helicopter Crash In 2020 -AIB

...Presents 5 Reports On Accidents and Serious Incidents


The Accident Investigation Bureau of Nigeria, AIB-N has attributed ‘Fuel exhaustion at low altitude and low speed leading to loss of control in flight’ as the causal factor of the accident involving Quorum Aviation Limited Bell 206B3 Helicopter with registration 5N-BQW which occurred at Opebi, Lagos State on 28th August 2020. The crash recorded three fatalities.

 

Engr. Akin Olateru, the Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of the agency during the presentation of four (4) Final Accident and Serious Incident report and one (1) Safety Bulletin said the pilot of the helicopter ought to have landed the aircraft as soon as possible on noticing fuel shortage. “The decision to continue the flight towards the intended destination with insufficient fuel instead of landing as soon as practicable in line with section 12.12 of Quorum Aviation Limited Operations Manual Part A; Lack of effective management supervision of the airline’s flight operations and Inadequate safety oversight of Quorum Aviation Limited,” Olateru stated as contributory factors. Full Report on Quorum: https://aib.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/5N-BQW-SYNOPSIS.pdf

 

Engr. Akin Olateru, the Commissioner and CEO AIB-N

Other reports include:The accident involving Skypower Express Airways Nigeria Limited Air Tractor AT-401B Aircraft with registration 5N-BTV which occurred at Rukubi Village 90 NM South-East of Abuja on the 4th October 2018; The serious incident involving Nigeria Police Airwing Bell 429 Helicopter with registration 5N-MDA which occurred at Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja on the 3rd August,2019; The serious incident involving Skypower Express Airways Nigeria Limited Cessna 172 Aircraft with registration 5N-APE at Bini Village, Niger State on 19th November,2019 and Bulletin-Report on the ground collision involving a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Truck with registration AKD765FK and Nigeria Air Force (NAF) Bell 412 Helicopter with registration NAF 600 which occurred at Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja on 15th June,2020.

 

“The newly released reports make a total of 72 accident reports released by the Bureau since its establishment in 2007 and a total of 53 reports released since the inception of this administration,”said Olateru.

 

“The five reports of today contain a total of twelve safety recommendations, which are addressed to the regulatory body, the affected airlines, the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) among others. The Bureau has now released 232 Safety Recommendations since inception with 151 of the recommendations released by this administration.”

 

He also appreciated the backing of the Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika on achievements so far. “I will like to appreciate the Hon. Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika for his unrelenting support for the Bureau without which it would have been almost impossible to attain all monumental achievements we have recorded in the last few years.”  




https://aib.gov.ng/accident-report/

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