Aero-tropics landing at wrong airstrip

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Torres Forever

Don't be too hard on Captain Bling. Both CB and Tailwheel seem to have a grip on the facts.

Do you dispute the information?

This incident highlights the selective vision of a particular CASA official, since brought to account.

Two points here.

1. The date of the incident is known, the place of the incident is known,
the type and registration of the aircraft is known and the identity of the pilot is known.

2. The main issue here is that the previous operator of the mail service, as reported,
bogged after a false strip report was made to them.
That operator correctly notified ATSB and CASA and was rewarded with having their RPT AOC cancelled.
This may explain any reluctance to properly report the matter to the authorities,
either by the pilot, the operator or one of the posters on this thread.

In closing, there is no shame in getting bogged in the wet season,
it tends to be an operational risk. In the last year or so,
at least four different operators associated with the NQAO have become bogged,
but the NQAO singled one out only one for a severe commercial penalty, the loss of an RPT AOC.

And there is a CASA FOI who has direct knowledge of multiple Cape York airstrip boggings over many years,
He knows where you are more likely to get bogged, and how to get yourself unbogged.

might be a good idea to let this matter rest before it becomes an embarrassment for someone, or was that your intent?

There is the possibility that a pilot's career might be compromised,

or an AOC interfered with, if this minor matter is brought back into the spotlight.

MF.