Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Nigeria has commenced investigation into the serious incident involving Turkish Airways A330-300 aircraft with registration marks TC-LOL.
The accident investigation body in a statement said that it was notified that at about 3:30am local time, on December 31, 2019.
The aircraft, AIB said was enroute Port Harcourt from Istanbul, Turkey with 295 passengers and 11 crew members on board suffered a burst tyre on landing on runway 21, Port Harcourt International Airport (PHIA).
“The Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria has commenced investigation into a serious incident involving an A330-300 aircraft operated by Turkish Airline, with registration marks TC-LOL.
“The aircraft suffered a burst tyre on landing on runway 21, Port Harcourt International airport, veered off the runway and managed to taxi to the new international terminal. All the occupants disembarked with no injury,” AIB said.
AIB, the statement said is open to receiving any video clip, relevant evidence or information that may assist in this investigation.
