We are getting way off topic...
Landing without prior permission does say something about the general attitude me thinks but does not contribute to the accident. He did land there before obviously without any issues.
In favour of the pilot, the accident itself can be seen as "bad luck" mixing up the HYD switch with the speaker switch (for whatever reason the whole maneuver is good for ... just playing devil's advocat).
But afterall his reasoning shows a kind of deficit sitting between two ears...
1.18.8 The pilot stated in writing and indicated during an interview, that one of the
passengers onboard the helicopter requested him to land again in order to pick up a
camera man, who was still on the ground. The passengers, in turn, each provided
written statements to the investigator-in-charge wherein they stated that they did not
request the pilot to land again after becoming airborne. They indicated that there
was no space on board the helicopter for a fifth person, as all four seats on the
helicopter were already occupied.
If you do something wrong, at least accept full responsibility for your actions.
