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Private Jet Loses Door Mid-Air In Abuja
An air crash was averted on Thursday after a CL60 aircraft operated by Triton Aviation lost a door shortly after take-off from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, forcing the crew to declare a “Mayday” emergency.
Report says the aircraft, with registration number T7-SEI and flight identification DWC052, was scheduled to fly from Abuja to the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, when the incident occurred at about 4:20 p.m. UTC.
According to the report, an incident report obtained ⁶6 indicated that the aircraft had taken off from Runway 22 at 4:17 p.m. UTC and was about three nautical miles from the airport, climbing through 3,000 feet, when the crew declared an emergency.
According to the report, the crew informed air traffic controllers that a door had opened in flight, prompting the approach radar controller to direct the aircraft back to Abuja for an emergency landing.
Following the distress call, the airport’s fire watch room and medical team were alerted and instructed to remain on standby.
Fire and emergency personnel were also directed to designated positions at A4 and A5 in preparation for the aircraft’s return.
The report stated: “At about 4:29 p.m. UTC, while in contact with the Abuja control tower, the crew asked whether air traffic controllers could confirm if the door was open.
“The duty air traffic controller attempted to observe the aircraft using binoculars, but could not establish the door’s condition because of the aircraft’s position. The crew was subsequently informed that the controller could not confirm the situation visually.
“The aircraft landed safely on Runway 22 at approximately 4:34 p.m. UTC, 14 minutes after the Mayday call.”
The report added that after the aircraft landed, the duty controller observed that the door was missing from the fuselage, confirming the seriousness of the incident.
The aircraft was subsequently taxied to the international apron extension, where it was parked with the assistance of a marshaller.
At about 4:40 p.m. UTC, the crew reported that the marshaller was in sight before the aircraft was positioned in its parking area.
Meanwhile, a viral video showed the missing aircraft door was reportedly recovered by farmers in a farmland within Abuja.
In the video, a male voice, whose identity could not be established as of the time of filing this report, said the farmers found the door while returning from their farm.
“This is what we found as we were returning from our farm. It fell from a plane, but we don’t know much about its identity. As I am sending it to you, sir, just check it,” the voice said.
The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Michael Achimugu, confirmed the incident but said the agency could not comment on it.
He said the incident fell under the purview of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB).
The NSIB also confirmed the serious incident.
A source at the bureau said its management had deployed investigators to the scene to conduct further investigations, adding that an official statement would be issued soon, the report said.
England manager Thomas Tuchel has left Cole Palmer and Phil Foden out of his latest squad for the final Nations League matches against Croatia and Spain.
However, Jobe Bellingham and Fulham midfielder Josh King have received their first senior call-ups.
Tuchel said Palmer had missed too many opportunities to represent England, despite scoring five goals and providing three assists for Chelsea this season.
Jobe Bellingham joins his elder brother, Jude, in the squad after impressing at Borussia Dortmund.
King also earns his first call-up following a strong start to the season, with two goals and one assist in the Premier League.
Defender Ben White returns to the squad for the first time since March, while Declan Rice is also back after missing the previous camp through injury.
Djed Spence has also returned after recovering from injury.
England will host Croatia at Wembley on November 12 before travelling to Madrid to face Spain three days later.
Tuchel’s side are second in Group A4, three points behind leaders Spain. The top two teams will qualify for the Nations League quarter-finals.
After Ronaldo announced his retirement from the Portugal national team, his post about it quickly drew significant attention on social media.
According to the page display, the post received 22 million likes within 8 hours of being published, surpassing the 19 million likes on Messi’s national team retirement post from August.
On November 5, Ronaldo posted a video on his personal account in which he reads a statement announcing his retirement from the national team. Within 8 hours, the post had reached 22 million likes, 2.3 million comments, 4.42 million shares, and 4.57 million forwards.
On August 31, Messi announced his retirement from the Argentina national team in a post accompanied by a handwritten letter. It currently shows 19 million likes, 1.12 million comments, 2.18 million shares, and 3.96 million forwards.
According to the data, Ronaldo’s retirement post passed the current like count on Messi’s August post in just 6 to 8 hours.
Newcastle United defender Amar Dedic was stopped by police after being spotted carrying a bow and arrows at a Northumberland beauty spot.
Bosnia-Herzegovina international Dedic, 24, was with a friend when he was stopped in a car after a concerned member of the public raised the alarm.
Reports say six police cars, external were dispatched, including armed police, and that Dedic and his companion were stopped about seven miles away from where they were originally spotted.
Police searched the car and seized the bow and arrows but were satisfied the two men were not a threat to the public.
Report says Dedic had no ill intention and has fully co-operated with police.
It is reported Newcastle goalkeeper Mark Gillespie, 34, and former defender Paul Dummett, 35, arrived at the scene while police were speaking to Dedic.
It is understood the pair were in the area by chance and stopped to offer assistance.
The incident happened on Wednesday, two days after Dedic – who joined from Benfica for a fee in the region of £30m in August – had played in Newcastle’s 1-0 home defeat by Everton.
Newcastle, who are 13th in the Premier League table on 11 points from nine games, have not commented.
Northumbria Police has released a statement and said enquiries are ongoing. The force has not named Dedic.
It said it received reports of two men carrying a bow and arrows while walking along a track by the reservoir on Military Road in the Harlow Hill area.
“Officers attended and subsequently stopped a vehicle in the Darras Hall area and seized a bow and arrows,” added the statement.
“At this stage, it is understood they were for recreational use and there was no threat to the public.”
Newcastle are at Fulham on Saturday (15:00 GMT) before the November international break.
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