An Owerri-bound plane belonging to Air Peace made an emergency landing in Lagos on Saturday due to a bird strike.
This was made known in a statement by the management of Air Peace, said the flight from Lagos to Owerri took off around 12 noon.
The plane, which was enroute to Owerri, could not land due to the impact of the bird strike, and as such, returned to Lagos for an emergency landing.
“This is to inform the flying public and our esteemed customers that Air Peace flight P47154, which departed Lagos at 12:00hrs today, August 27, 2022, for Owerri, could not land due to a bird strike that got the bird stuck on the left main landing gear,”
“The strike affected the operating parameters of the landing gear which made the pilots follow regulatory safety procedures by returning to Lagos where they landed the aircraft safely without any incident.
“Passengers disembarked normally and another aircraft has been deployed to operate the flight.
“We apologise for the inconveniences caused to all passengers affected by this situation and be assured of our strict compliance with established safety standards.”
Bird Strike is a collision between an airborne animal (usually a bird or bat)and a moving vehicle, usually an aircraft.