Ghana Presidential Jet Catches Fire at Kotoko On take off attempt

                

The Falcon 900,Ghana's Presidential Jet caught fire on Tuesday at the Kotoko  International Airport on a second take off attempt after the first failed attempt
A confirmation was made by the Ghana Airforce in a statement sign by Lt Commander Andy La-Anyane, A deputy director in charge of information and communication for the Ghana Armed Forces

The president was not on board at the time of the incident and no casualty was recorded, those on board were on an errand for the Presidency.
According to  the statement,the the aircraft wheels caught fire as a result of the friction between the the wheels and the runway surface.


"The Presidential aircraft, Falcon 900, was tasked to perform a special mission to Malabo-Equatorial Guinea on Monday March 3. On departure from the Kotoka International Airport, the crew experienced slight operational problems with the computer system.
As a result, the aircraft returned to the Air Force Base in Accra to reset the computers" the statement added.
“during the second run for take-off, the aircraft lost two main left wheels.

In spite of the severe veering of the aircraft to the left, they managed to slow and successfully turned off the runway without veering into the shoulders of the runway. The aircraft stopped successfully.”

It was observed however that the left wheels were on fire. Emergency procedures were followed with the disembarkation of the passengers and the fighting of the fire.