Going off the press reports the crane Jib came out at an angle and was obscured by the building.
Again the press reports indicate that the crane was only lighted when out of use at night but not in the day.
The pilot was diverting due to the weather and more than likely in very poor viz had his full attention on the building.
Again it has been reported on the BBC that concerns were made about the Crane lighting a few months ago.
A building is a solid visible structure a Crane is not!!!
As in most incidents its easy to blame the pilot but maybe such high Cranes also take the blame and regulations regarding lighting such temporary high and invisible structures should be re looked at with far better and more visible lighting attached to them???
Last edited by Pace; 16th Jan 2013 at 12:13.