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Dana Air Flight 992 crashed June 3rd, 2012
Investigation Continues..
"bird strike" may have caused the crash
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According to SaharaReporters, New York, June 6th,2012, Dana Air's Director of Flight Operations, Captain Oscar Wason, suggested that a "bird strike" may have caused the crash. Appearing on Silver Bird TV in Lagos, he said the management of the grounded airline found remnants of birds in one of the engines of the crashed plane. According to him, “I don’t know what could have been responsible for the crash, but this morning we found remnants of birds in one of the engine He noted that birds were a problem in Nigeria he has experienced several times. “We have bird strikes and it might have been that a mass of birds went through the engine and caused it to lose power.” However, he said the investigations must be left to come out with an answer. “We have found the voice recorder and that has to be sent to either the UK or Washington. I am planning to travel out myself so that we can found out what is the real cause of the accident.” Appearing on Silver Bird TV in Lagos, he said the management of the grounded airline found remnants of birds in one of the engines of the crashed plane. Speaking of the bird in airport, The former State Director, USDA-APHIS-Wildlife Services retored, Alfred J. Godin (retired), document shows that Birds are a serious hazard to aviation. A bird or a flock of birds that suddenly rises from a runway or surrounding area may collide with incoming or departing aircraft and cause the aircraft to crash, possibly resulting in the loss of human life. Bird collision with aircraft is commonly known as “bird strike.” Damage caused to aircraft usually results from collision of one or more birds with the engines and/or fuselage. Although most bird strikes do not result in crashes, they do involve expensive structural and mechanical damage to aircraft. The incidence of this problem worldwide makes bird strike a serious economic problem. Birds have been a hazard to aircraft from the first powered flight. During the early days of aviation, when aircraft flew at slow speeds, birds had little difficulty in getting out of the way. Bird strikes were infrequent and damage was mainly confined to cracked windshields. The likelihood of the loss of aircraft and/or human lives was remote. With the development and introduction of jet aircraft, bird strikes became a serious hazard and costly problem. Faster speeds mean birds have less time to react to approaching aircraft. The force generated by bird impact with a fast-moving aircraft is tremendous. The newer turbine engines use light-weight, high-speed mechanical parts which are vulnerable to bird strike damage. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) prescribes rules governing wildlife hazard management at certified airports in the Federal Aviation Regulations: Part 139. The USDA-APHIS-Wildlife Services program recognizes the potential for aircraft accidents and loss of human life and considers bird hazards to aircraft a top priority. This program provides technical assistance to alleviate bird hazards to civilian airports and military airbases. See more detail http://icwdm.org/handbook/birds/birdAirport.asp Two years ago, the same MD-83 lost engine power due to a bird strike, according to an aviation database. The following movie show the engin failure in the past which you can see via youtube: There are 940 species of in Nigeria includes a of which 4 are endemic and 5 are rare or accidental. Captain Peter Waxtan was flying the plane, Dana 992 and crashed June 3rd, 2012 Investigation is still in working.
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Dana Air Flight 992 crashed June 3rd, 2012 Investigation Continues... June 8, 2012 Dana Air Flight 992 was a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft operated by Dana Air making a scheduled commercial passenger flight from Abuja to Lagos, Nigeria, that crashed into a furniture works and printing press building in the Iju-Ishaga neighborhood of Lagos on June 3, 2012. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency has started using the piles of rubble evacuated from demolished buildings affected by the Sunday plane crash to fill potholes on streets around the crash site. The move, however, aroused fears of epidemic among residents who felt that the rubble should have been taken out of the area. According to Sesan Olufowobi, correspondent, who was at the Iju-Ishaga area of the the site on Thursday observed that LASEMA used its excavation machines to fill the potholes, while the its officials spread the debris. The streets, Tolulope, Adebayo, Popoola and Olaniyi were in a state of disrepair before the crash and were made worse by the heavy equipment used for rescue operation. A resident, Dapo Ganiyu, an unemployed graduate, said many people in the area did not appreciate LASEMA’s effort. He said, “There is no way that pieces of flesh will not be in the rubble. As you can smell for yourself, there are offensive odours everywhere. This is dangerous.” Another resident, Alhaji Ayo Amidu, said the good intention of the state government could backfire as the rubble could cause epidemic in the area. He said, “Many residents here have made the observation. I am sure that elders within the neighbourhood will do something about it. Don’t forget that people were pulled out from the initial rubble before the buildings were demolished.” Assistant Chief Training Officer, NEMA, Mr. Olarewaju Kadiri, also dispelled the fear of epidemic, saying the areas were fumigated on Wednesday. According to him as they evacuate the rubble, more fumigation exercise will take place to prevent epidemic. Dana Air Flight 992 was a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft operated by Dana Air making a scheduled commercial passenger flight from Abuja to Lagos, Nigeria, that crashed into a furniture works and printing press building in the Iju-Ishaga neighbourhood of Lagos on 3 June 2012. The crash, believed to have been caused by engine failure, killed all 153 people on board and at least 10 people on the ground. The accident occurred after the crew reported engine trouble and declared an emergency 11 nautical miles (20 km) from the airport. The MD-83 then crashed into a crowded neighbourhood near the airport, apparently landing on its tail and causing a large fire. The crash scene reportedly became chaotic, with The Sun reporting that more than 500,000 Lagos residents attempted to approach the site. Crowds attempted to bring hoses to the site while soldiers attempted to disperse onlookers with punches and rubber whips. The onlookers then threw stones at the soldiers in retaliation. Water for firefighting was scarce for several hours due to the city's shortage of fire trucks, and civilians attempted to fight the fire by hand with water from plastic buckets. Water trucks commandeered from nearby construction projects had difficulties reaching the site due to the neighbourhood's narrow roads. Neighbor peope were pulling the water hose as you can see in above photo. According to Dana Air, More than 1,160 MD-80s have entered service worldwide, making it one of the most popular jetliners in history. Seating capacity is 140 passengers. McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft operated by Dana Air making a scheduled commercial passenger flight from Abuja to Lagos, Nigeria, that crashed into a furniture works and printing press building in the Iju-Ishaga neighborhood of Lagos on June 3, 2012. killed all 153 people on board and at least 10 people on the ground. The following timeline shows for MD-83:
The MD-80 series was introduced into commercial service on October 10, 1980 by Swiss Air. The series includes the MD-81, MD-82, MD-83, MD-87, and MD-88. These all have the same fuselage length except the shortened MD-87. The MD-80 series was followed into service in modified form by the MD-90 in 1995 and the MD-95/Boeing 717 in 1999 which Designed by McDonnell Douglas first flight was on September 2, 1998 and introduced on October 12, 1999 with AirTran Airways. Currently, it is out of production, in service which have produced 1998 to 2006 total numbers of built for 156 which developed by McDonnell Douglas MD-80. Saharareporters news, June 5, 2012 stated that As of this, 150 bodies have been recovered from the scene of last Sunday’s Dana Air flight 992 crash in Iju, Lagos State. The black box flight recorder was also recovered yesterday and is now with investigators. However, Sun News June 4th, 2012, reported that There was a scene of the incident as a staffer of the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), the agency that investigates aircraft accidents, battled with officials of FAAN and the Nigeria Police over who should take possession of the Black Box - a vital part of the Aircraft that records all communication between the pilot and the Control Tower. Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Kayode Opeifa, however, brought the situation under control. Opeifa asked that the black box and other gadgets found be handed over to the police for onward transfer to AIB. The spokesperson for the National Emergency Management Agency NEMA), Yushau Shuaib, said that while most of the bodies were burned beyond recognition, others were intact and had few bruises lending credence to testimonies from residents that some passengers were alive when the plane first crashed. The plane exploded 20 minutes after it crashed into several buildings on its belly. Emergency services did not arrive the scene until an hour and thirty minutes after the crash. However, Mr. Shuaib stated that rescue officers and engineers would soon pull down some of the affected structure in order to facilitate speedy operation and fumigation. Meanwhile, the Director-General of NEMA, Muhammad Sani-Sidi, has decried the lack of discipline and basic knowledge of public safety procedures by most Nigerians during disaster and emergency situations. Sani-Sidi made the comment this morning before the commencement of search and rescue operations at the scene of the crash, stressing that the crowd that trooped to the scene violated the crash site and made the task of search and rescue officers difficult until the arrival of security personnel that eventually contained the situation. The NEMA boss also disclosed that his agency would continue to mobilize, train and equip volunteer groups in disaster management in the country. "Crowd-control has always been our major challenges in disaster management when some people turn the scene to a cinema to watch or engage in nefarious activities." Meanwhile, the Senate had ordered that Dana Air should suspend its operations until all aircraft in its fleet are certified able to fly. It also ordered the Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Harold Demuren, to go on vacation until the end of the ongoing investigation to ascertain the reasons for the crash. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Aviation, Senator Hope Uzodinma moved the motion today on the floor of the Nigerian senate, his proposal received support from 50 other senators. A 22-year old MD 83 jetliner crashed on Sunday carrying 153 passengers, all of whom perished in the tragedy. An unspecified number of people on the ground also died in about seven houses on which the plane crashed after its pilot reported engine trouble. Media stated that The U.S. has said that they are prepared to assist the Federal Government in its investigation of the plane crash that killed 160 people in Lagos on Sunday. "We stand with the people of Nigeria at this difficult time and we are prepared to assist the Nigerian Government in its investigation of this tragic accident,'' U.S. Secretary of State,Hillary Clinton says. The Dana airline, Chief Executive Officer, Jacky Hathiramani, expressed sadness over the tragedy, saying it is doing everything to assist the families of the victims bear their losses. According to airline, a 24-hour Call Centre service has been initiated, while an information centre is to be set up at the Murtala Muhammed Airport 2 to look after their needs and keep them informed as quickly as possible which has provided the contact numbers as 01-2809888 and 07003593262. The Dana Air family is deeply saddened by the tragic loss of the passengers and crew of Flight 9J-922 of Sunday, June 3, 2012. READ THE FULL STATEMENT BELOW
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Dana Air Flight 992 crashed in Lagos Nigeri
Dana Air Flight 992 crashed in Lagos Nigeri June 4th, 2012: According to Yahoo LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Police dogs sniffed for dead bodies Monday in the rubble of buildings destroyed when an airliner crashed into them, killing all 153 aboard, as cranes lifted away heavy pieces of debris in the grisly aftermath of Nigeria's worst air disaster in nearly two decades. Rescue officials said they fear many more people may have perished on the ground. The airline involved said an investigation had begun into the cause of Sunday's crash. A Nigeria Red Cross report said 110 bodies had been recovered, with more being dug out from the rubble. A U.S. official said American citizens had been aboard the flight. The pilots reported engine trouble before the plane fell out of the sky on a clear afternoon, smashing into businesses and crowded apartment buildings near Lagos' Murtala Muhammed International Airport. The flight was bound for Lagos, Nigeria's commercial center, from Abuja, the capital. Two years ago, the same MD-83 lost engine power due to a bird strike, according to an aviation database. It will take several months, if not years, to arrive at the real cause of the fatal crash of Dana Air 992, as Nigeria typically relies on American investigators to unravel the cause of airline accidents. "The fear is that since it happened in a residential area, there may have been many people killed," said Yushau Shuaib, a spokesman for Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency. Overnight, officials brought in a large crane from a local construction company to lift the tail of the aircraft and other debris, and brought blow torches to cut through the aircraft wreckage. The debris still smoldered Monday morning. Some emergency workers wore masks to try and protect themselves from the stench of the dead. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan spent about 20 minutes looking at the wreckage with federal lawmakers and said the crash was a setback to Nigeria's growing aviation industry. "We will make sure this will not repeat itself in this country," he said, a pledge that will be hard to keep in a nation with a history of major passenger plane crashes in the last 20 years. The cause of the crash remained unclear Monday. The pilots radioed to the Lagos control tower just before the crash, reporting engine trouble, a military official said. The official spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to speak to journalists. The plane crashed along the typical approach path taken by aircraft heading into Lagos' airport. The plane was built by McDonnell Douglas, which Boeing bought in 1997. It was a long-range variant in McDonnell's Douglas' popular MD-80 series, one of the most widely used plane types in the 1980s and 90s. Boeing stopped making them in 1999. Boeing said in a statement on its website that the company is ready to provide technical assistance to the Civil Aviation Authority on Nigeria through the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board. Dana Air said an investigation into the cause of the crash was already underway with U.S. officials assisting the Nigerian government. The company said the plane crashed with 146 passengers onboard, along with a flight engineer, two pilots and four cabin crew members. "We extend our deepest sympathies to the families and friends of the deceased, and we are doing everything we can to assist them in this extremely difficult time," a statement signed by Dana Air CEO Jacky Hathiramani read. In Washington, a State Department official confirmed that there were "a number" of American citizens on board, most, if not all, of whom were dual U.S.-Nigerian nationals. The official said consular officials in Lagos, Abuja and Washington were still reviewing the flight manifest to determine exactly how many Americans were on the plane. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. The dead also included at least four Chinese citizens, the official Chinese news agency Xinhua reported late Sunday, citing Chinese diplomats in Nigeria. Officials at the Chinese embassy in Nigeria could not be reached for comment by the AP. Two of the crash victims were Lebanese, according to state-run Lebanon's National News Agency. Two of the crash victims were Lebanese, according to the Lebanese Foreign Ministry. The ministry identified them as Nadine Chidiac and Roger Awad. The aircraft's black box recorders where flight data is stored had still not been found by Monday, said Harold Demuren, the director-general of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. Demuren said the Nigerian registration number of the plane was 5NRAM. Aviation databases show the plane was exported to Nigeria in early 2009. It was first delivered in 1990 with the U.S. registration number N944AS to Alaska Airlines and it suffered two minor incidents while in the Seattle-based airline's service, according to databases of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Aviation Safety Network. On Nov. 2, 2002, the plane made an emergency diversion due to smoke and electrical smell in the cabin, and on Aug. 20, 2006, the plane was evacuated after landing at Long Beach, California because of smoke in the passenger cabin. Bobbie Egan, spokeswoman for Alaska Airlines, said she had no information on the aircraft that may have been used several years ago by the airline and referred calls to Alaska's corporate communications office. On April 19, 2010, the plane made an emergency landing in Lagos due to loss of engine power after a bird strike following takeoff, according to the Aviation Safety Network. Nigeria, home to more than 160 million people, has a history of major aviation disasters, though in recent years there hasn't been a crash. On Saturday night, a Nigerian Boeing 727 cargo airliner crashed in Accra, the capital of Ghana, slamming into a bus and killing 10 people. The plane belonged to Lagos-based Allied Air Cargo. Lagos-based Dana Air has five aircraft in its fleet and runs both regional and domestic flights. It has announced on its website that all Monday flights have been canceled. Local media reported a similar Dana flight in May made an emergency landing at the Lagos airport after having a hydraulic problem. Sunday's crash appeared to be the worst since September 1992, when a military transport plane crashed into a swamp shortly after takeoff from Lagos. All 163 army soldiers, relatives and crew members on board were killed. Still not clear how many or how many were on the ground. NewsStoryNow-a deadly day in Nigeria Plane Crash in Lagos Kills 153 People The flight originally was reported to have been carrying 153 people, but the Civial Aviation Authority said in a statement that 147 people were on board. It wasn't known how many people may have been killed or hurt on the ground. The Nigerian city of Lagos is one of the world's fastest growing, but it is also considered one of the five worst places on earth to live. Officials say they are doing all they can, but getting around the city is a problem as its infrastructure is at a breaking point. Meanwhile, Abuja, which was made Nigeria's capital in 1976, appears to lack those problems. Al Jazeera's Yvonne Ndege reports on what is one of Africa's most overcrowded cities. sited on March 26, 2010 via youtube, see in below:
The pilots reported engine trouble before the plane fell out of the sky on a clear afternoon, smashing into businesses and crowded apartment buildings near Lagos' Murtala Muhammed International Airport. The flight was bound for Lagos, Nigeria's commercial center, from Abuja, the capital. Two years ago, the same MD-83 lost engine power due to a bird strike, according to an aviation database. The current fatalists are showing at least 192 including 40 on the ground. Dana Air Flight 992 passengers are 147 and 6 crews in the plane which the tail number 5N-RAM. Departure started from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, Nigeria which the Destination Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Nigeria on June 3rd, 2012, Sunday. Ironically, June 2nd, 2012 other air plane Allied Air Cargo Flight DHV-3 departure was from Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Nigeria Destination was Kotoka International Airport, Accra, Ghana Allied Air Cargo Flight DHV-3 was crashed on June 2nd 2012. Allied Air overran the runway on landing, crashing through a fence, and hitting a crowded passenger minibus on a roadway. All 4 crew members on board the plane survived, but all 11 people on the bus were killed along with a bicyclist. Multiple ground injuries were reported as well. There was rain and poor visibility at Accra. The cause of the accident has not been determined. This was the deadliest accident in Ghanaian aviation history. There are 10 major Aviation Accidents and incidents in 2012 including the June 3rd, 2012, Sunday, Dana Air Flight 992 Crashes in Lagos, Nigeria.
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Dana Air Flight 992 Crashes in Lagos Nigeria The crash occurred as the crew declared an emergency 11 nautical miles (20 km) from the airport. While approaching RWY 18L for landing, the plane collided with a power line and apparently landed on its belly. The crash scene reportedly became chaotic, with The Sun reporting that more than 500,000 Lagos residents attempted to approach the site. Crowds attempted to bring hoses to the site while soldiers attempted to disperse onlookers with punches and rubber whips. The onlookers then threw stones at the soldiers in retaliation. Water for firefighting was in short supply for several hours due to the city's dearth of fire trucks, and civilians attempted to fight the fire by hand with water from plastic buckets. Water trucks commandeered from nearby construction projects had difficulties reaching the site due to the neighborhood's narrow roads. Condolances and prayers for those of who lost their families and friends' loved ones.The following list shows complete passengers and crew lists:
Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan declared three days of national mourning. He noted that the accident had "sadly plunged the nation into further sorrow on a day when Nigerians were already in grief over the loss of many other innocent lives in the church bombing in Bauchi state".
Lagos' international airport is a major hub for West Africa and saw 2.3 million passengers pass through it in 2009, according to the most recent statistics provided by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. A military helicopter flew overhead. The sound of the crowd was also occasionally punctuated by the noise of aircraft still landing at the airport. In August 2010, the U.S. announced it had given Nigeria the FAA's Category 1 status, its top safety rating that allows the nation's domestic carriers to fly directly to the U.S. The Nigerian government said it also now has full radar coverage of the entire nation. However, in a nation where the state-run electricity company is in tatters, state power and diesel generators sometimes both fail at airports, making radar screens go blank. Meanwhile, president, Goodluck Jonathan also pledged that "every possible effort" would be made to boost the nation's aviation safety.
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