L-R: The managing director of Springfountain, Mr. Tunde Fagbemi; director human resources and administration, Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Mr. Dalhatu Kakangi; group managing director and chief executive officer of Nahco Aviance, Mrs. Olatokunbo Fagbemi; managing director, Skyway Aviation Handing Company Plc, Mr. Basil Agboarumi and the commissioner and chief executive officer of AIB, Mr. Akin Olateru at the AIB 2019 Stakeholders Forum in Lagos.

 

The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) on Thursday said it will release the final reports on one serious air incident and five accidents as part of its mandate of accident investigations.
The commissioner and chief executive officer of AIB, Mr. Akin Olateru disclosed this during the “Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) Stakeholders Forum” held in Lagos.
The reports, according to him are: Report on the serious incident involving an Airbus A330-223 aircraft operated by Delta airlines Inc. with registration N858NW on February 13, 2018.
Report on the accident involving a Cessna 208B Caravan belonging to the Ministry of Works and Transport, Taraba State with registration 5N-BMJ on October 25, 2012.
Report on the accident involving a Diamond DA40D aircraft operated by International Aviation College (IAC) with registration 5N-BRD on November 25, 2013.
Report on the accident involving Bristow Helicopters Nigeria Ltd Sikorsky S76C++ helicopter with registration 5N-BQJ on February 3, 2016.
Report on the accident involving a Gulfstream 200 aircraft operated by Nestoil Ltd. with registration 5N-BTF on January 20, 2018.
Report on the accident involving an MD-83 aircraft operated by Dana Airlines Ltd with registration 5N-SRI on February 20, 2018
Olateru said AIB had in the past years focused on improving its investigation processes which led to the release of numerous outstanding reports and timely investigation and reporting of ALL recent occurrences.
Explaining further, he said from 2007 to 2017, the country experienced 28 accidents, 27 serious incidence and 3 incidents
On its achievements, , Olateru said AIB had released final reports on 23 accidents, 15 serious incidents and one incident, including the publication of a safety bulletin and 154 safety recommendations.
Commenting on how investigations are managed at AIB, Olateru said: “Investigations are handled by groups rather than individual investigators. Training of all Air Safety Investigators in accident investigation practices through partnerships with Cranfield University, UK, Southern California Safety Institute and on the job training with sister agencies such as the US National Transport and Safety Board and Singapore’s TSIB. 
“AIB has newly established Safety & Security Department as a support mechanism to accident investigation on and off site. Training of first responders, management of safety/security policies and investigation tools (the Go-Kit).
“There is also a review of reports by industry experts and professional proof reading while there is also peer review of investigation processes by world renown accident investigators. This led to the introduction of a document management system amongst other things. Safety Recommendation Committee Report to determine implementation levels and effectiveness,” he said.
The commissioner also pointed out that the recently upgraded flight safety laboratory (FSL) and the training of personnel on its capabilities meet the evolving demands of accident investigation in line with international standard.
“The FSL is capable of simulating animations based on data from the Flight Data Recorders (FDR) and Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR)”, he added.
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