Photo: See how Overland plane crash landed in Ilorin Airport

An Overland plane carrying 59 passengers and 4 crew members crash landed on Saturday November 29th in Ilorin, Kwara state. The tyres of the small aircraft which departed from Abuja did not disengage on approach to landing at around 5pm, forcing the plane to land on its belly and skid off the runway

Below is a statement released by  the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, about the tragedy averted incident..."An Overland flight 1186, an ATR 72 aircraft with Registration number 5N-BPG from Abuja airport to Ilorin, carrying fifty nine passengers and four crew members,veered off the runway at low speed after a normal landing at the Ilorin Airport. The incident which occurred today Saturday, November 29, at 4.45pm, has no casualty recorded. However, the Accident and Prevention Bureau in conjunction with the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has begun an investigation into the cause of the incident. The authority wishes to use this medium to reassure Nigerians that safety of the traveling public is still paramount and cannot be compromised.”

Thank God! 63 people escaped death and nobody was serious injured.