Boeing 747-200 crash, Dec 4, 2013, Abuja-Nnamdi Azikiwe
Boeing 747-200 accident on December 4, 2013 near Abuja-Nnamdi Azikiwe, Abuja Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria with no fatalities. Cause: The crew was...
- Date: December 4, 2013
- Aircraft: Boeing 747-200
- Location: Abuja-Nnamdi Azikiwe, Abuja Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew was not updated on the reduced runway length. The runway status was missing from the ATIS, the displaced threshold was not clearly marked or lit, and communication between the crew and ATC was ineffective on final approach.
A Boeing 747 freighter landed on a runway in Abuja that had been shortened by works, and the crew was not told of the reduced length. The aircraft overran the displaced threshold, left the runway and struck parked construction equipment and trucks. All six occupants were unhurt, but the aircraft was badly damaged.