A Lockheed C130 Hercules at the Makurdi Air Base, October 2008
PM NEWS
Published on July 14, 2012
The Nigerian Air Force said that an Arik Airline Boeing 737-700 with registration No 5NMJI on Saturday brushed the wing of a parked Air Force Hercules C-130 (NAF 917) at the Jos Airport.
The information, contained in a statement signed by Wing Commander Adedayo Makun for Director of Public Relations and Information of the NAF,
said that no casualty was recorded. The statement said that the incident occurred at about 1.45 p.m. when the Arik aircraft was taxiing at the airport tarmac in preparation for take-off.
“The tank 1 wing tip of the NAF C-130 was damaged, while the wing of the Arik aircraft was dismembered and hung on the NAF aircraft.“There was no casualty recorded during the incident, however, the two aircraft had to abort their missions,” it said.
The statement added that the NAF C-130 was in Jos to airlift students of the Air Force Military School and Air Force Girls Military School. Meanwhile, a joint investigation by the Nigerian Air Force and Arik Airline management has commenced.
How could this have happened again? Someone should please tell me. Isn’t there suppose to be a minimum Horizontal Separation between Aircrafts even on the ground?
I guess the air traffic controllers need to be apprehended they are to know the exact number and exact position of all aircrafts private public military that are grounded on the air taking off and on and clearance permit etc. Etc. So how can dis mishap and carelessness happen
“a parked Air Force Hercules C-130 (NAF 917) at the Jos Airport. ”
Without rushing to judgement if the facts are right that the C130 was parked the pilot of the ARIK AIRLINE HAS SOME TOUGH explaining to do considering the massive wing span of the C130 and unless visibilty was very poor it is very hard for me to understand whar was going through THIS PILOT and his/her CO PILOT’S MIND
I think we only have two or three in service right now 917,918, and 913? the third i am not sure of( the one used to carry yaradua’s body back to kastina).CONSIDERING we need at least two c-130 to go to mali or to rotate troops inand out of the north this is not a good time.
There is nothing much to say,Arik airline will have to repair the damage wing of the C-130 hercules or even acquire a brand new C-130J-30 Super Hercules period,what kind of nonesense thing to happen abi de pilot blind?
Imagine o,FG has not bought any new C-130 aircrafts for almost 26-30 year now,out of the 3 operational birds,one yeye arik airline pilot come damage de plane haba!!!
But when will the FG acquire new C-130J-30 Super Hercules transport planes?