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The aircraft, which operated as a scheduled domestic flight from Lagos to Port Harcourt on 13th July with 103 persons on board, landed long on runway 21 after an unstabilised final approach. 

The aircraft touched down 2,264 metres from the runway threshold and finally stopped 209 metres into the clearway.

According to the NSIB, initial toxicological tests conducted on the flight crew revealed positive results for certain substances, including indicators of alcohol consumption.

 A cabin crew member also tested positive for THC, the psychoactive component in cannabis.

The Bureau, however, noted that the results are being reviewed under the investigation’s human performance and safety management components.

A statement by the Director of Public Affairs and Family Assistance of the Bureau, Mrs Bimbo Oladeji, reads: “The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has released the preliminary report on its ongoing investigation into the serious incident involving a Boeing 737-524 aircraft, with nationality and registration marks 5N-BQQ, operated by Air Peace Limited. 

“The incident occurred on 13 July 2025 at Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo International Airport, Omagwa, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

“The aircraft, operating as a scheduled domestic flight from Lagos to Port Harcourt with 103 persons on board, landed long on Runway 21 after an unstabilised final approach.

“The aircraft touched down 2,264 metres from the runway threshold and came to a final stop 209 metres into the clearway. All passengers and crew disembarked safely, and no injuries were reported.

“Initial toxicological tests conducted on the flight crew revealed positive results for certain substances, including indicators of alcohol consumption”.

The statement added: “A cabin crew member also tested positive for THC, the psychoactive component in cannabis. 

“These results are being reviewed under the human performance and safety management components of the investigation.

“The NSIB has issued immediate safety recommendations for Air Peace Limited to strengthen crew resource management (CRM) training, particularly in handling unstabilized approaches and go-around decisions, and to reinforce internal procedures for crew fitness-for-duty monitoring before flight dispatch”.

The Bureau while noting that the report represents early findings which is subject to further analysis, added that the final report would present detailed conclusions and additional recommendations to enhance aviation safety in Nigeria.

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