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| Date: | Sunday 12 November 2023 |
| Time: | 10:47 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-36Q (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Cally Air, opb Aero Contractors |
| Registration: | 5N-BYQ |
| MSN: | 30334/3120 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Abuja-Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV/DNAA) -
 Nigeria
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Lagos-Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS/DNMM) |
| Abuja-Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV/DNAA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NSIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aero Contractors flight N2119, a Boeing 737-36Q, suffered a taxiway excursion with the nose landing gear when vacating the runway after landing at taxiway A4.
The nose gear bogged in, disabling the aircraft.
Sources:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/11/flight-operations-suspended-at-abuja-airport-as-aircraft-overshoots-runway/
https://twitter.com/nsib_nigeria/status/1723685471425892371
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/5n-byq#32cdb090
Location
Media:
VIDEO: Passenger jet crashlands at Abuja airport
— The Nation Nigeria (@TheNationNews) November 12, 2023
A Boeing 737 passenger jet belonging to Aerocontractors Airlines on Sunday crashlanded at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau confirmed that the aircraft got involved in a… pic.twitter.com/iKLjGYTa0Z
VIDEO: Flights Suspended As Aircraft Blocks Abuja Airport Runway After Landing Incident
— LEADERSHIP NEWS (@LeadershipNGA) November 12, 2023
A major accident was averted on Sunday after a Boeing 737 aircraft with the registration number: 5N-BYQ belonging to Aero Contractors nose-stucked after landing at the Nnamdi Azikiwe… pic.twitter.com/KOZrITP9hJ
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-2023 17:40 | harro | Added |
| 12-Nov-2023 17:44 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Embed code, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 12-Nov-2023 17:45 | harro | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Embed code, ] |
| 12-Nov-2023 17:48 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, ] |
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