Triton Aviation's CL60 Aircraft Makes Emergency Landing
A CL60 aircraft operated by Triton Aviation made an emergency landing at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, after its crew reported that a door had opened and subsequently went missing during flight. The aircraft, registered as T7-SEI, departed Abuja for Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at 4:17 p.m. on Thursday.
The crew issued a distress call three minutes after take-off, at 4:20 p.m., when the aircraft was three nautical miles from the airport at an altitude of 3,000 feet. Air traffic control redirected the aircraft to Abuja for an emergency landing on Runway 22.
Emergency response teams were placed on standby, and the aircraft landed safely at 4:34 p.m. UTC.
After landing, the duty air traffic controller confirmed that the door was missing from the aircraft’s fuselage. The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau confirmed the incident, stating that investigators were already at the scene.
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