Major Tragedy Averted at Sam Mbakwe Airport, Owerri Imo State

Sam Mbakwe Airport

A major tragedy was averted, yesterday, when a fully-loaded plane of Air Peace had to abort landing at Sam Mbakwe Airport, Owerri. The pilot had discovered that the runway had been invaded by cows and had to hover around the airport until the runway was cleared by the airport security.


On learning that a major disaster had been averted as the landing runway had been taken over by cattle, the hero of the day was applauded by the anxious passengers, who initially thought the pilot deliberately aborted landing.

An incident such as this is gradually becoming a common sight in our airports. Not quite long ago, the runway of the Port Harcourt International Airport was also invaded by cattle causing an approaching Air France plane to collide with some of them. The expertise of the pilot, again, saved the day. The Federal Government had to repair the slightly damaged plane.