The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has released the preliminary report on its ongoing investigation into the serious incident involving a Boeing 737-524 aircraft belonging to Air Peace.
The preliminary report shows the crew tested positive to alcohol and cannabis, a statement signed by Mrs Bimbo Olawumi Oladeji Director, Public Affairs and Family Assistance, Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, said.
Recall the aircraft with nationality and registration marks 5N-BQQ, operated by Air Peace Limited on 13 July 2025 at Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo International Airport, Omagwa, Port Harcourt, Rivers State overran the runway.
The aircraft, operating as a scheduled domestic flight from Lagos to Port Harcourt with 103 persons on board, landed long on Runway 21 after an unstabilised final approach.
NSIB said *the aircraft touched down 2,264 metres from the runway threshold and came to a final stop 209 metres into the clearway” far removed from the runway.
All passengers and crew had disembarked safely, and no injuries were reported.
“Initial toxicological tests conducted on the flight crew revealed positive results for certain substances, including indicators of alcohol consumption” the report revealed.
“A cabin crew member also tested positive for THC, the psychoactive component in cannabis. These results are being reviewed under the human performance and safety management components of the investigation” the report further stated.
The NSIB has issued immediate safety recommendations for Air Peace Limited to strengthen crew resource management (CRM) training, particularly in handling unstabilised approaches and go-around decisions, and to reinforce internal procedures for crew fitness-for-duty monitoring before flight dispatch.
The NSIB said the final report will present detailed conclusions and additional recommendations to enhance aviation safety in Nigeria.
