The list of witnesses at para 17 seems to include some people with considerable aviation expertise
I don't dispute that although it would be useful to review what those witnesses may have had to say in detail ?
I find paras 32, 33, 35, 40, and 59 somewhat rather more interesting than para 17 ?
Most of us, in our earlier flying days, have been in circumstances, whilst flying "VFR-ish", which might be similar to what this pilot experienced. Most of that group managed to survive the experience, often more by good luck than good management, I suggest ? A few such frights and the wise VFR pilot builds in a bit more conservatism to the in-flight decision-making processes. Personally, I think the long-running PNG thread on this site ought to be mandatory reading for all newbie VFR pilots .... we might not have that sort of tiger country on the mainland but, in patches, it can still kill one in the blink of an eye should one let one's guard down in adverse weather ...