Federal Government Orders Probe Into Aircraft Emergency Landing On Highway In Delta

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has ordered an immediate investigation into the incident involving a private aircraft, which made an emergency landing on a highway near Asaba, Delta State, on Wednesday.
This is as regulatory aviation authorities have grounded the aircraft and suspended the operator’s Permit for Non-Commercial Flight (PNCF) pending the outcome of the probe.
The directive followed reports that the aircraft, while attempting to land at Asaba Airport at about 7:43 a.m., conducted a missed approach and subsequently landed on a concrete road under construction in the Ogwashi-Uku area near Asaba.
According to preliminary information made ...