Private jet loses door mid-air, makes emergency landing in Abuja

On Thursday, a private jet operated by Triton Aviation experienced a mid-air incident at Abuja Airport, resulting in an emergency landing. The aircraft, a CL60 with registration T7-SEI and flight DWC052, was en route to Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos when the incident occurred. According to reports, the crew informed air traffic control that one of the doors had opened during flight.

The aircraft, which had taken off from Abuja Runway 22 at 4:17 pm local time, was around three nautical miles from the airport when the crew issued a distress call, "Mayday, Mayday, Mayday." Shortly after the distress call, the emergency services and medical teams were alerted, and the Abuja control tower began coordinating a response.

The crew inquired about the status of the door, but the controller could not visually confirm the situation due to the aircraft's position. The aircraft landed safely at Abuja Airport at 4:34 pm local time, approximately 14 minutes after the Mayday call. Subsequently, it was confirmed that the missing door had been found by farmers on a farm in the Abuja area.

Triton Aviation, the aircraft's operator, has not provided a comment on the incident at the time of filing this report.