# NTSB DCA18WA226: Mcdonnell Douglas MD83, Omagwa, Nigeria, February 20, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 20, 2018, 17:53 local (17:53 UTC)
- Place: Omagwa, Nigeria
- Location: 5.0155° N, 6.9496° E: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Port Harcourt International Airport (DNPO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=5.0155&lon=6.9496&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 97535
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA18WA226
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/97535/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18WA226

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) of Nigeria has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a McDonnel Douglas MD-83, which occurred on February 20, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AIB investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the airplane. All investigative information will be released by the AIB of Nigeria.

## Aircraft

- Registration: 5N-SRI (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD83
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 53020
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Dana Airlines
- Registered owner: Dana Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: DNAA, Abuja
- Destination: DNPO, Omagwa
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: DNPO, Port Harcourt International, runway 21, 9,843 ×  ft, asphalt

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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