Private Jet T7-SEI Safely Lands After Door Opens Mid-Flight

On October 16, a private jet with registration number T7-SEI and flight identification DWC052 experienced a serious incident shortly after taking off from Abuja, scheduled to fly to Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos. The aircraft took off from Runway 22 at 4:17 p.m.

UTC and was approximately three nautical miles from the airport, climbing through 3,000 feet when the crew declared an emergency at about 4:20 p.m. UTC due to a door opening mid-flight.

Air traffic controllers directed the aircraft to return to Abuja for an emergency landing. The airport's fire watch room and medical team were put on standby, and emergency personnel were positioned accordingly.

At 4:29 p.m. UTC, the crew inquired if the door's condition could be visually confirmed, but the duty air traffic controller could not ascertain this.

The aircraft landed safely at approximately 4:34 p.m. UTC, where it was confirmed that the door was missing from the fuselage.

The aircraft was then taxied to the international apron extension.