OSL 1145 Crash at Port Harcourt (5N-BFD)

Flight Details and Approach Timeline The aircraft, operating under call sign OSL 1145, departed Abuja at 1225 UTC on a scheduled passenger flight to Port Harcourt. The flight carried 110 persons on board, consisting of 103 passengers and 7 crew members. The aircraft had an endurance of 2 hours and 40 minutes. At 1241 UTC, while cruising at Flight Level 240 (24,000 feet ASL), the aircraft contacted Port Harcourt Approach Control. The controller issued an inbound clearance to expect no delay on the ILS approach to runway 21, with a QNH of 1008 hPa and a temperature of 33°C. At 1242 UTC, the controller relayed the 1230 UTC weather report, which indicated winds from 260° at 2 knots, visibility of 12 km, broken clouds at 420 m, and few cumulonimbus clouds to the north-northeast at 690 m. At 1250 UTC, the aircraft, located 90 nautical miles from the station, requested initial descent clearance and was cleared down to Flight Level 160. The descent continued until 1300 UTC, when the crew inquired about rain over the station. The controller reported no rain but noted scattered cumulonimbus clouds. At 1304 UTC, the crew reported being established on the glide path and localizer at 8 nautical miles from touchdown. The approach controller then informed the aircraft of precipitation approaching from the direction of runway 21 and handed the aircraft over to Tower. At 1305 UTC, the aircraft contacted Tower, reporting established on the glide and localizer at 6 nautical miles. The tower cleared the aircraft to land on runway 21, advising caution due to a slightly wet runway surface. ## Impact and Aftermath At approximately 1308 UTC, the aircraft impacted a grass strip located between runway 21 and the taxiway, 70 meters to the left of the runway edge and 540 meters from the runway 21 threshold. Approximately 60 meters after the initial impact, the tail section struck a concrete drainage culvert heavily. The aircraft disintegrated and caught fire along a path spanning 790 meters. The cockpit section and forward fuselage were found approximately 330 meters from the main wreckage, further down on the taxiway, creating a total wreckage trail of 1,120 meters. Fire and rescue operations were conducted, resulting in the recovery of 7 survivors and 103 bodies. Five of the survivors later died in the hospital. The accident occurred during the day in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC).