Judul : Air Peace, NSIB differ over report on pilots
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Air Peace, NSIB differ over report on pilots
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has released its preliminary report, indicting an Air Peace pilot and a co-pilot for taking hard drugs and alcohol.
The accident investigators tested the crew positive for the substances after the aircraft they flew was involved in a runway incursion at the Port Harcourt International Airport on July 13, 2025.
This was contained in a preliminary report signed by the Director of Public Affairs and Family Assistance at Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, Mrs Bimbo Olawumi Oladeji, which was made available to Weekend Trust.
It would be recalled that an Air Peace aircraft, on June 13, 2025, had a runway incursion after landing at the Port Harcourt International Airport, carrying 103 passengers.
The aircraft veered off the runway without any damage. Its incursion is the wrongful or unauthorised positioning of an airplane at the runway.
The preliminary reports revealed that toxicological test results conducted on the flight crew turned out positive.
The tests indicated the presence of alcohol in the system of the crew, while another crew member also tested positive for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active compound found in cannabis, colloquially referred to as 'India hemp.'
The NSIB noted that these toxicology results were being assessed within the scope of human performance and safety management, both critical factors in aviation incident investigations.
Meanwhile, Air Peace, in its response to the preliminary report, stated that it was yet to receive any official communication from the NSIB on such findings over a month after the incident and after the testing of the crew for alcohol, which took place in less than an hour of the incident.
It stated, 'As a responsible airline, we place utmost priority on safety, transparency and compliance. It is important to set the record straight.
'Air Peace conducts frequent alcohol and drug tests on our crew. We have a very strict alcohol use policy that is stricter than the 8 hours before the flight as provided in the regulations. Drug use is a no-no.'
The airline explained that the captain of the affected flight was grounded and relieved from further flight duty till date for failure to adhere to Crew Resource Management (CRM) principles and disregarding standard go-around procedures as advised by his co-pilot 'but not for testing positive to breathalyser test as the result was not communicated to by NSIB to date.'
'Contrary to reports in the media, the first officer (co-pilot), who demonstrated professionalism in calling for a go-around to his captain, has been reinstated into active flying duties, with full approval from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). The NCAA cleared him. If he was involved in drug or alcohol use, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority would not have cleared him to resume flight duties.
'However, if the relieved captain tested positive to the breathalyser test, then we must increase the frequency of our alcohol and drug tests on our crew.
'Again, the importance of Enhanced Crew Resource Management Training cannot be over emphasised.
'We will intensify strict fitness-for-duty checks and stronger internal monitoring to prevent any breach of our zero-tolerance safety policy,' the airline stated.
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