NCAA Suspends Private Jet Operator’s Licence After Ibadan Accident

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended the licence of Mattini Airline Services Limited, the private jet operator whose aircraft overshot the runway on Friday at Ibadan airport in Oyo State.

SaharaReporters had reported that a preliminary report on the Mattini Air private jet accident stated that the cause of the mishap was a brake failure which made the aircraft to overshoot the runway.

SaharaReporters earlier reported that the aircraft having about 12 passengers including Very Important Personalities (VIPs) crash-landed in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

Sources said the type CL-60 jet crash-landed on Friday around 11am at the Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport.

It was coming in from the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

The jet which had 12 passengers and three crew members with registration number, N580KR, missed the runway into the nearby bush.

Meanwhile, the NCAA declared in a statement that the licence suspension was with immediate effect pending the outcome of investigations into the incident.

The regulatory body announced its intention to conduct a comprehensive safety and economic audit of all private jet operations in Nigeria, emphasising its commitment to ensuring the highest standards in the aviation sector.

The Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, NCAA, Michael Achimugu, issued a statement saying it enlisted the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau to conduct a thorough investigation into the Ibadan Airport incident.

While the NSIB was conducting the safety investigation, the NCAA has initiated an economic inquiry into the aircraft’s operation, specifically concerning the terms and conditions of the PNCF as detailed in its documents.

“In the meantime, and in accordance with Sec 32 (4) of the Civil Aviation Act 2022, the NCAA has also suspended the PNCF of Mattini Airline Services Limited with immediate effect.

“The suspension, NCAA said will subsist until a 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.

“NCAA however assured the traveling public of its utmost commitment to safety and the entrenchment of global best practices.”