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NSIB Says Pilot Who Flew Crashed Police Helicopter Is Not Eligible
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau has said that the Pilot-in-Command of the Bell 429 helicopter operated by the Nigeria Police Air Wing, which was involved in an accident on January 26, 2022, was not eligible to conduct the flight.
The Director General of the NSIB, Captain Alex Badeh Junior, revealed this development to newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja.
Badeh also disclosed that the Permit for Non-Commercial Flight issued to the Nigeria Police Air Wing by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority was not renewed when it expired in September 2017.
He said: “The pilot was licenced, certified and appropriately type-rated as Part 2 on the Bell 429 helicopter, which confers the privileges of Second in Command on the Pilot.
“However, the pilot was not eligible to conduct that flight exercising the privileges and authorities of the Pilot In Command, PIC, except he is appropriately type rated on Bell 429 helicopter, per subsections 2.3.1.3 – (a), (b), and (c), 2.3.2.1 – (a)(3) and (b), and 8.14.9.4 of the Nig. CARs 2015; respectively.
“Therefore, the investigation determined that the pilot was not qualified and not competent to operate the flight as the PIC, having not met the requirements stipulated in the relevant sections of Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations, Nig.CARs, 2015.
“The aircraft had a valid Certificate of Airworthiness.
“The mass and centre of gravity of the helicopter was not determined, as there was no substantial document to avail detailed information about the prescribed limits of the helicopter before the departure of the accident flight.
“The investigation revealed that the Nigeria Police Airwing, NPAW, Operation’s Unit coordinated inadequately during the flight preparation.
“The PNCF issued to the Nigeria Police Air Wing, NPAW, by the NCAA expired in September 2017 and was not renewed.
“The investigation determined that the accident flight was improperly dispatched and it was not operated per the extant regulations, as contained in Subpart 8.14, subsections 8.14.2.11, 8.14.2.12 and 18.2.4.2 of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulation, Nig. CARs 2015; respectively.
“The aerodrome requires adequate lighting for manoeuvres, approach and landing during the operational hours.
“However, the three approaches attempted were outside the operational hours.
“The analysis concentrates on crew qualification and competency, crew actions during (cruise, approach and crash landing) phases of the flight and human factors (active and latent) involved in the occurrence.”
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