Yesterday, we reported that a Dana aircraft with registration number 9J0363 had overshot it's runaway in Port Harcourt heading in to the bush. Although no casualties was recorded. According to a statement by the Airport's spoke person, the incident was caused by bad weather. Read the statement here;
On Tuesday , 20 February 2018, one our aircraft (9j0363) operating the Abuja – Ph flight skidded off the runway at the Port Harcourt International Airport, as a result of the bad weather situation and torrential rain at the time of landing.Overshot the runaway, simply means that the aircraft unintentionally moved past a specified point This, sometimes happens to a plane as a result of too much speed or that the plane is unable to stop.
No casualty was recorded and all passengers and crew disembarked safely. We commend the Pilot-in -command who was able to control the aircraft to a complete stop, before passengers and crew disembarked. We also wish to applaud the Captain for exhibiting the highest safety standards and handling the situation professionally.
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