Originally Posted by
Dora-9
And in today's The Australian's joke of an Aviation section; an article entitled "Ice blamed for fatal plunge"- rather ambiguous, lazy reporting or was Ms Ironside being clever?
The first paragraph is a gem of misleading, innacurate and sensationalist reporting:
"A pilot was who was high on ice flew his light plane in such a way that the right wing broke off, resulting in the aircraft plunging to the ground..."
Now the report, while noting the presence of methyl amphetamine in the pilot's blood, does not state, or even imply, that the pilot was "high on ice" . While they go to great length examining the possible reasons for the inflight break-up, they report this as undetermined. It does not state the break-up was a result of pilot input.
I commented on this (I subscribe to The Australian online) but my input was rejected. Possibly they didn't like my opening line asking Ms Ironside if she was a graduate of the Byron Bailey School of Accident Reporting?
Very sloppy reporting, I think.
Did you actually read the report in full, especially the toxicology report?
The toxicology results indicated a significant concentration of methylamphetamine and amphetamine in a liver sample showing an advanced state of decomposition.
Agreed, it does also include the standard disclaimer for such reports.
There is no place in aviation, or society for that matter, for pilots using ice or other illegal substances, regardless of what caused the crash.