Air Peace Lagos airport incident: Airline says pilot error suspected

Air Peace airline said Wednesday that the airworthiness of their planes has nothing to do with the incidence that involved a flight from Port Harcourt that had “hard landing” in Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. Monday, an Air Peace Boeing 737-300 was on approach to Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos from Port Harcourt when the “nose wheel collapsed on landing on the runway and the nose wheel gear tire sheared off”. The Air Peace safety manager said the pilot landed the airplane harder than intended and this affected the nose-wheel of the aircraft. “Our preliminary in-house investigation indicates that in a bid to make a positive touchdown as required by procedures during such wet weather operations, the pilot landed the airplane harder than intended.” <br/>