Thanks for the podcast link. 58 minutes. An interesting discussion well worth listening to.
Listening all the way through shows an practical approach by the pilot to aviation, and she discusses things that may have caused the incident, her mindset and thought processes during the incident, things in retrospect she may have done different, and where to from here.
To summarise:
- Fuel issues and what she did seems to be the main cause here. Possible contamination, fuel quality, starvation are all discussed. The missing filter and non-standard fuel pickup may have been contributory as well.
- Importance of following checklists, and learning in a different aircraft to which you normally fly.
- Complacency.
- Basic diligence.
- 20% luck, 80% pilot training and competence.
- Continuous ongoing development and training. Learning never stops.
- Missed opportunity by ATSB to collect conclusive evidence by being tardy to start investigation.
- FCMIT
Insurance has paid out. Michelle discusses what aircraft she may be looking at as a replacement, and why.
Well worth listening to, and may clarify some of the discussion in this thread, which is a good example of where we can learn by discussion, the wild misinformed guesses clarified by further facts emerging, observing what happened, and what we can do different (and the same) if confronted by this situation. The stuff that makes PPRuNe what it is, a valuable resource where we can learn by sharing experiences.
The final report from ATSB will be worth reading too..