Just so ATC don't feel left out in the "If it wasn't for me it all would have been a lot worse stakes."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-...ency/103855378
Not blaming the Flt Lt but RAAF Media wanted a piece of the action especially this quote:
Flight Lieutenant Bree Woollett talked pilot Peter Schott through the drama over Newcastle when the landing gear on his Beechcraft Super King Air failed after take-off on Monday morning, setting off an emergency much of the country watched unfold online and on television.
I'm sure that the pilot didn't need any talking through the issue. I'm absolutely sure the pilot was telling ATC what his requirements were and ATC did their utmost to assist.