Dick Smith repeatedly says that 87 people almost died when a Qantas 737 got a ground warning near Canberra.
What he doesn't say is that the national accident investigation body - the Australian Transport Safety Bureau - has described the event as serious but never life threatening as the 737 was turning away from the nearest peak when the warning alarm activated.
He also fails to mention that the pilot plugged in the wrong coords on the FMS leading to an incorrect holding pattern.
As for Lockahrt River - the pilot and f/o would have known they were in bad weather long before they were anywhere near the aerodrome. A unicom at the airport would have been stating the bleeding obvious to the flight crew.
None of Mr Smith's claims add up - as usual.
He has no credibility in Australia - I hear that less than 10 people turned up to one of his `we're all going to die forums' in Sydney - our biggest city.