Ghana presidential jet caught fire on Tuesday at the Kotoka International Airport in the capital Accra. Reports say the Falcon 900, slowed down and caught fire while attempting to take off.
A
press statement issued by the Ghana Armed Forces and signed by the
Director of Public Relations, Lieutenant Commander, Andy La-Anyane noted
that “the fire was caused as a result of friction between the wheels
and the runway surface”.
He said the craft was on its way to Malabo, Equatorial Guinea on a mission.
The
official statement from the Ghana Armed Forces said the crew
experienced slight operational problems with the computer system as the
craft taxied on the runway preparing to take off.
As a result, the statement said, “the aircraft returned to the Air Force Base in Accra to reset the computers.”
It added that during the second attempt to take-off, the “aircraft lost two main left wheels.”
Emergency procedures were followed and passengers were promptly disembarked. It is not yet known who was on board when the incident occurred.
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