AIB begins probe of wing-tip brush by Arik aircraft

The Accident Investigation Bureau said it had begun investigation of Tuesday’s wing-tip brush by two Boeing 737-800NG belonging to Arik Air at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos.

The AIB’s spokesperson, Mr Tunji Oketunbi disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Lagos.
“Immediately the incident occurred, we deployed our investigators to the scene, but I don’t have the outcome of their investigation yet,” Oketunbi said.Mr Sam Adurogboye, the Acting General Manager, Public Relations, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, also confirmed that Arik Air had filed the Mandatory Occurrence Report with the NCAA. Adurogboye further said that the wing-tip brush by the aircraft was not a serious incident, however NCAA would carry out investigations to unravel its cause and prevent future occurrence.