The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has announced the suspension of the permit for non-commercial flights (PNCF) issued to Mattini Airline Services Limited.
The action was taken following an incident in which a private jet belonging to the company overshot the runway at the Ladoke Akintola Airport, Ibadan, yesterday.
The jet marked N580KR and carrying12 passengers and three crew members operated from Abuja.
No casualty was recorded.
Spokesman for the NCAA, Mr Michael Achimugu, said in a statement that the authority was aware of the runway excursion involving the aircraft.
Mattini Airline Services Limited holds a valid In line with statutory provisions; the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has launched an investigation into the occurrence.
“While the NSIB is conducting the safety investigation, the NCAA has initiated an economic inquiry into the operation of the aircraft viz-a-viz the terms and conditions of the PNCF as detailed in its Annexure.
“In the meantime, and in accordance with Sec 32 (4) of the Civil Aviation Act 2022, the NCAA has suspended the PNCF of Mattini Airline Services Limited with immediate effect.
“The suspension will subsist until determination is made that the conditions of the PNCF have been adhered to.
“NCAA has further initiated a safety and economic audit of all private jet operations in Nigeria,” the statement said.
Similarly, the NSIB said it had been notified of a serious incident involving the aircraft and had commenced investigation into it.
Spokesperson of the bureau, Mrs Bimbo Oladeji said in a statement that Abuja-Ibadan flight had “on final approach to landing on Runway 22, Ibadan Airport overshoot the runway.”
‘There was no fatality, as all passengers and crew were safely evacuated.
“The NSIB has deployed a Go Team to investigate the incident. As the investigating agency, NSIB needs and hereby solicits for your assistance.
“We want the public to know that we would be amenable to receiving any video clip, relevant evidence, or information any members of the public may have of the serious incident; that can assist us with this investigation.
“The Bureau will appreciate that the general public and press respect the privacy of the people involved and NOT assume the cause of the serious incident until formal report is released,” she said.
Oladeji pledged that the bureau “will release the preliminary report as soon as possible.”
