Gday Baron Beeza, in what way could they have acted earlier?
A good question and one for which I have no answer.
In NZ a company attracting comments on a public forum such as this one would have had at least one visit from a CAA audit team.
Similar events here have often reflected poorly on all involved, the Air Adventures crash on approach to ChCh comes to mind.
Was Alligator under close CASA scrutiny at the time ? I am imagining that they would have been..
I see many young pilots trying to take unserviceable aircraft flying, when the question is asked some have replied that it is serviceable until they are told otherwise. I always thought the C of A was subject to a satisfactory pilot's pre-flight inspection. Many of these guys may just be checking oil, fuel and air in the tyres.
While I am still coming down hard on the pilot, because I understood he knew the turbocharger was faulty, I am worried about the others.
Chief Engineer, Chief Pilot and Ops Manager, Owner etc.
If it was a culture issue then how was this Pilot allowed to take a defective machine whilst under CASA scrutiny ?
Who here would deem that aircraft airworthy and proceed to load passengers onto it.... fare paying or otherwise ?