I don't think I've come across a thread on Pprune where so many people haven't read the f*cking thing properly,
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The RFDS aircraft was 56km's (30nm's), so on a standard 3 degree profile he would have been around 10,000ft. He was NOT at 730m's (2,400ft), he was on DESCENT to 2,400ft.
Hey Morno.
My initial reaction was exactly the same - people must have mis-interpreted the altitudes etc. But if you read the final report on the ATSB website....
When about 56 km from the aerodrome, the pilot of FDK reported broadcasting an inbound call on the Mount Gambier CTAF advising that he was intending to track for a 10 NM (19 km) final for runway 18. Shortly after, the pilot sighted another aircraft (ELI) pass to the left from the opposite direction. The pilot reported that the aircraft was in such close proximity that the aircraft ‘rocked’ as it passed. At the time, FDK was on descent, approaching 2,400 ft.
The incident is listed as occuring at 53km NW Mount Gambier.
It would appear the PC12 was very, very low.