The following certainly puts both casa and atsb in the firing line [my bold]:
A number of changes have been made by the operator (Chapter 5) and the regulator (Chapter 6) since the ditching. The committee is convinced that having these measures in place before the ditching would have significantly reduced the risk of the accident occurring. To simply focus on the actions of the pilot and not discuss the deficiencies of the system as a whole is unhelpful. It is disappointing that CASA and the ATSB continue to assert, in the face of evidence to the contrary, that the only part of the system with any effect on the accident sequence was the pilot.
Great report, with what the Industry has been saying for years.
Full report here:
Final Report | Assistance to the Aviation Industry
Spin merchants - You have been recognised!!
Well done Senators!!