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Preliminary findings: Enugu Air E170 overran Nigeria runway with autobrake unavailable and less than one-third runway remaining

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The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau says an Enugu Air Embraer E170 that overran the runway in July had an unavailable autobrake system and touched down with less than a third of the runway remaining. The preliminary findings identify braking-system availability and touchdown position as central safety factors.

Discovered 2026-08-23T03:20:11.520577-07:00 | 2026-08-23T03:20:11.520577-07:00

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  • The preliminary findings point to two operationally significant factors in the overrun: an unavailable autobrake system and touchdown with less than one-third of the runway remaining.
  • The investigation may inform operator procedures, flight-crew decision-making and airport/runway safety assessments, but the findings are preliminary and do not establish final causation.

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