Just wondering out aloud while awaiting the ATSB report. A lot has been said about this being an intention ditching, but might it not be an unfortunate outcome of an attempted duck under, there being no mayday or comms referring to an intentional ditching. Or even a replay of the King Air at Coffs with a worse outcome .Gear position might be an immediate give away.
Anybody else think there is something "Tom Cruise-ish" about his photo? Not a twin? Maybe why he got the Cleo gig.