Interesting to hear the ATSB are referring to the type of operation as being Private. This could have some implications. There is a ATSB press conference tomorrow.
Brutus. You are so correct re PNG.
I understand the was a 4 kt breeze from the North West at the time of the accident. If Max had used the much longer R/W 26 could he have got back on the ground without over running the RSA.