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What led to VP near helicopter crash – AIB

The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) on Tuesday clarified that the Calverton Helicopter crash that happened at Kabba Stadium, Kogi State on February, second 2019 with Vice president Yemi Osinbajo and 11 others on board to brown out or in-flight perceivability limitation because of residue or sand noticeable all around. 


The AIB Commissioner Akin Olateru told columnists on Tuesday in Abuja that the event was likewise disclosed to the causal factor to incorporate Inappropriate landing method, non-adherence to organization methodology for known or foreseen brownout condition during landing and absence of hazard evaluation, restricted landing site arrangement and arranging before initiation of the flight. 

The report uncovered that about 13:46hrs on February 2, 2019 the helicopter withdrew Abuja runway 22 for Kabba. On board were 12 people including the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, his escort and three team individuals (Pilot, Co-pilot and an Engineer). 

The flight group had noticed that they located the expected landing region because of the haze of leftover residue created by the downwash of a Police helicopter however tragically they experienced a brownout condition during the float to land, which prompted the loss of outside visual references, spatial confusion and loss of situational mindfulness. 

"These anyway brought about a misjudgement of separation and ground leeway and as the flight team attempted to control the helicopters developments for landing, it landed hard and turned over on its correct side." 

He further clarified that the genuine Incident including Bombardier DHC-8-Q400 airplane claimed and worked by Aero Contractors inbound Lagos from Port Harcourt of somewhat blue smoke which step by step expanded in thickness inside the lodge to Engine oil spilled onto a hot surface of the motor causing exhaust which blended in with the motor drain air gracefully to the cooling framework, bringing about smoke in the airplane lodge, cockpit and latrine/load compartments. 

The report likewise said the causal factor of the Diamond DA-40 airplane possessed and worked by International Aviation College, which veered from the runway of the Ilorin International Airport On 27th of March, 2014 to the group doing the methodology and arrived with landing gears not broadened.
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