Door of aircraft belonging to Dana Air falls off while landing

It was a mixture of panic and confusion for passengers of the Nigerian air carrier, Dana Airline, as the door of one of its aircrafts reportedly fell off upon landing with some occupants saying the door panel had been loose throughout the flight.

Premium Times reports that one of the passengers on the flight, Dapo Sanwo, confirmed that the door panel had been loose all through the flight. Sanwo said it showed the aircraft lacked maintenance.

Ola Brown, another passenger on board tweeted the incident expressing frustration and explaining that it was a scary experience. According to Brown, the exit door of the aircraft was unstable all through the flight, adding that it fell off as soon as the aircraft landed. “Flew Dana. Exit door was unstable throughout flight. As we touched down, it fell off. Scary stuff,” he wrote on Twitter. “I was closer to the front so when I heard the sound, (I) thought it was an explosion. (I) couldn’t quite comprehend that it (the door) had just fallen off," he said.

The report said the corporate communication desk of Dana Air said it would need to be briefed by its engineers before reacting to the development.