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, however, was not revealed if pre-flight
procedures were equally followed.
