https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-...eport/11718076
An investigation into the fatal 2017 Australia Day plane crash in Perth's Swan River that killed a pilot and his girlfriend in front of thousands of onlookers has suggested pilot error and poor procedures were to blame for the accident.
Key points:
- The plane was taking part in an air show in front of thousands of people
- It had completed two passes, but on the third it stalled at an "unrecoverable height"
- A report found this third manoeuvre was against air show procedures
Pilot Peter Lynch, 52, and his girlfriend Endah Cakrawati, 30, died when
their plane nose-dived into the Swan River during an air show ahead of the city's annual fireworks display.
Tens of thousands of people watched in horror as the Grumman G-73 Mallard flying boat banked sharply before crashing into the water.
A final report into the crash from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has called for improved approvals and oversight for air show displays.
The report found the Mallard was supposed to conduct two circuits over the water following a Cessna Caravan aircraft being flown by a pilot who had experience flying in the air show.
"Following the Caravan was intended as a risk mitigator against the Mallard pilot's unfamiliarity with display flying over the Swan River," the report said.
RIP Peter