Can't understand the continued debate - it's a no-brainer. The crew did exactly the right thing, probably in consulation with plenty of other people. There are more than enough medical facilities in and around Woodbourne to handle the small number of people at risk, and other hospitals within easy flying distance. I'm sure the airfield would have been on full alert with more than enough resources standing by.
So many people are hell-bent on turning a drama into a crisis. It's like those who think that bits of prop might have penetrated the cabin... complete nonsense. With the engine at near enough to flight idle, the prop blades were always going to be going mostly backwards - the PT6 is a free turbine and so not nearly enough inertia to put a blade through the fuselage, especially a composite blade at idle.
As for the reasons to not choose Wellington, the only logical one is that it would have closed the airport for some time, quite unnecessarily. And maybe the possibility of more turbulence. The idea that the 1900 might somehow have either gone off the end of the runway, or so far off the side that it would have been anywhere near the airport fence, is far-fetched in the extreme...
Sorry, I wasn't commenting on you grammer
Does that mean we can't comment on your spelling...? Damn...
