An Air Peace plane, on Saturday, overshot the runway of the Port Harcourt international airport in Rivers state.
A passenger on board was quoted as saying the incident occurred when the plane was landing at the airport under the heavy rainfall. The plane reportedly came to a halt some 200 meters in the bush by the runway.
According to the witness, all the passengers have been evacuated and driven to the arrival area.
This is not the first time an aircraft would overshoot the runway at the same airport.
In 2018, a Dana aircraft overshot the runway while landing at the state’s airport after moving past a specified point unintentionally.
The aircraft, which reportedly flew in from Nnamdi Azikiwe international airport, Abuja, ended up in the bush.
Passengers were reportedly evacuated from the bush.
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) had said no one sustained an injury in the incident.
“A Dana aircraft numbered 9J0363, flying from Abuja to Port Harcourt airport has overshot the Port Harcourt runway,” Henrietta Yakubu, spokeswoman of the agency, had said in a statement.
“The incident was suspected to have been caused by a heavy rain, which was accompanied by strong wind and storm in Port Harcourt.
“No casualty was recorded, as all passengers on board were safely evacuated.”
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