I notice that the ATSB have classified this accident as a "collision with terrain".
Huh?
With every new action by the ATSB I find myself wondering, more and more, whether they know what they're doing. If this was a "collision with terrain" (CWT), then every other aircraft crash would also be!
Ran out of fuel, entered a descent and met the earth? CWT.
Lost control and met the earth? CWT.
Collided with another aircraft, lost a wing, fell and met the earth? CWT.
Stalled on final approach and met the earth? CWT.
Landed with undercarriage retracted? CWT "
Recall reading last yr, same dept deemed running out of fuel, was an "engine malfunction"
...go figure. This was over the jabiru investigations.