The Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB has restated that it has not done any analysis or identified the causal factor for the Skybird serious incident.
The AIB in a statement signed by its general manager Public Affairs, Tunji Oketunbi said It would be misleading to report that the Bureau blamed any organisation or revealed the cause of the occurrence.
Skybird Serious Incident: AIB did not apportion blame
Oketunbi noted that all information relating to weather were as received verbatim from the statement of the crew.
He said the AIB will still come out with fuller reports after conducting thorough investigations.
According to him: “The sole objective of the Bureau’s investigation and report is to prevent accidents and incidents from re-occurrence and not to apportion blame or liability, whether criminal or civil.
Every accident or serious incident reported undergoes numerous stages of investigation, which qualifies each respective report released by the Bureau.
“AIB’s recent preliminary report on the serious incident involving Gulfstream G IV Aircraft belonging to Skybird Air Limited with the Registration Number 5N-BOD, which occurred at Nnamidi Azikwe International Airport Abuja on September 12, 2018, was based on the information received during the preliminary investigation, which was basically information gathering stage including interview with the crew”.
The general manager public affairs of AIB explained further that:
“Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria (AIB) was established by the Civil Aviation Act of 2006 to investigate accident and serious incidents in accordance with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Annex 13.
The sole objective of the Bureau’s investigation and report is to prevent accidents and incidents from reoccurrence and not to apportion blame or liability, whether criminal or civil.
Every accident or serious incident reported undergoes numerous stages of investigation, which qualifies each respective report (Preliminary Report, m Interim Statement, and Final Report) released by the Bureau”.
For more information on the report, please visit:
http://www.aib.gov.ng/publications/preliminary-report/runway-overrun-skybird-air-limited-gulfstream-g-iv-5n-bod-abuja-12th-september-2018/
