- Photo caption: Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the NSIB,Capt. Alex Badeh Jr,
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has released four investigation reports which comprises three air incidents and one marine transport accident with 20 safety recommendations.
The recommendations according to the NSIB are directed to the regulator; Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and other organizations involved in accidents and incidents with a view to prevent future recurrence of such accident or serious incidents when fully implemented.
The report released by the Director General of the NSIB, Capt. Alex Badeh Jr. Said that the four results comprises of two in 2024 while the remaining two incident occurred in 2021,
a, They are the final report on serious incident involving Embraer EMB-145LR registered 5N-BVD operated by Air Peace Limited which occurred at Kaduna Airport, Kaduna on 14 January,
2021.
b) Final report On the incident involving a ground collision between a Lavatory Service Truck with fleet number 9/5 operated by Skyway Aviation Handling Company Plc (SAHCO) and a parked Boeing 737-300 aircraft registered 5N-DAB operated by Max Air Limited which
occurred at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja on 21 November 2021.
c) Preliminary Report On Serious Incident involving an MD-82 Aircraft Operated by Dana Airlines Limited Registered 5N-BKI, Which Occurred on Runway 18l Murtala Muhammed
International Airport, Lagos on 23 April 2024.
d) Preliminary Report on a Boat Accident that occurred at one nautical mile from Onono Jetty in Anambra West LGA, Anambra State en route Asaba Jetty in Asaba, Delta State on 10 April 2024 at about 12:30.
In its safety recommendations under the final report on serious incident involving Embraer EMB-145LR registered 5N-BVD operated by Air Peace Limited which occurred at Kaduna Airport, on 14 January, 2021, NSIB stated that, “NCAA should enhance its oversight of Kaduna airport to ensure operations are conducted in compliance with the relevant provisions of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations, including compliance with Part 12.6.16.10 regarding regular testing of response time to evaluate effectiveness of the Fire-fighting service of the airport.”
NSIB recommended that, “ the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) should ensure a functional Air Traffic Control Tower that provides an unobstructed view of both ends of the Runway 05/23 is provided at Kaduna Airport.”
The NSIB safety recommendation is that, “Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) should ensure that Kaduna airport has an approved Airport Emergency Plan and carries out testing of the Emergency Plan as required by Part 12.6.15 of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations.”
It also said that, “ the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria should ensure that its staff adhere strictly to the Provisions of Civil Aviation (Investigation of Air Accidents and Incidents) Regulations, 2019 Part 3 (General) Regulation 19 (Protection of evidence, custody, and removal of damaged aircraft) which is now section 3.5 of the Civil Aviation (Investigation of Air Accidents and Incidents) Regulations, 2023.”
Air Peace, the NSIB recommended must, “ensure that its personnel adhere to the company’s approved instruction, guidelines and procedures, including the requirements of Operations Manual Part A Chapter 8.1.11.2.5 with regards to handling defects/damage to aircraft making appropriate entries of technical faults encountered in flights in the aircraft Technical Logbook and inspected by authorized personnel.”
NSIB, equally recommended that “Air Peace Limited should ensure that flight crew adhere to requirements of Operations Manual Part A Chapter 8.1.11.2.5 (c) requiring coordination between the flight crew and the Air Peace Ltd Operations Control Centre in the decision-making process to resolve any malfunctions or damage encountered at an airport where authorized Air Peace Limited maintenance personnel is not available,” adds the report
“Air Peace Limited should improve its internal oversight over its aircraft maintenance activities to ensure procedures are appropriately followed to promptly identify and remedy trends of deviation from the established standards, including the identification and rectification of excessive hydraulic fluid depletion.
It recommended that the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority should ensure that Air Peace Limited and other operators adhere to the provisions of Nig. CARs 7.8.1.3(b), 8.14.10.3 (a) and 8.5.1.24 (b) and (c) and other Instructions issued by the Authority relating to preservation of the contents of Cockpit Voice Recorders(CVR) following incidences of reportable occurrences, including full compliance with the Authority’s ALL OPERATORS LETTER (FSG 003).”
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