JUST IN: Plane crash averted as aircraft loses tyre while landing at Lagos airport

An aircraft belonging to Air Peace airlines reportedly lost one of its tyres while landing at Murtala Muhammed International airport in Lagos on Tuesday.


A source said the Airpeace Boeing 737 from Port Harcourt landing gear collapses after dropping 30 feet shortly before landing causing the plane to make emergency landing. The aircraft had on board 133 passengers and six crew members.

In a video posted on social media, a passenger said: “The plane crashed-landed, even the front tyre burst away. If not for the pilot, maybe the plane would have crashed. Thanks to her professional way of handling the situation.”

Henrietta Yakubu, spokeswoman of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), confirmed the incident to TheCable.

She said no life was lost, adding that the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) would soon issue a statement on the development

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