Maintenance Release destroyed in Benalla accident -ATSB Report

[barleyhi]

Coroner's Findings released 30/9/2011

From the findings of the Coroner's Court:

"Taking all evidence before me into account, I find that the accident which took the lives of all six deceased was caused by navigation with the Trimble GPS in the DR mode"

[A37575]

So that exonerates the pilot from all responsibility? Isn't that like saying the accident was caused by bad weather in that the pilot could not see the ground?

[LeadSled]

---- by infallible skygods from DCA and Qantas managed to land with the gear up.

Bushy,
Not letting the facts get in the way of your prejudices again, I see.

That DH-125 at Avalon was the DCA aeroplane, nothing to do with Qantas, and there were no Qf people on board.

How about an apology and retraction, please.

---- navigation with the Trimble GPS in the DR mode"

That was the Coroner's finding, but there is a high probability that DR was not enunciated. See the other thread on this subject.ABC News: 'Air controller partly to blame for fatal crash'


Tootle pip!!

[Clearedtoreenter]

I have no doubt that, in the midst of a busy/bumpy/tricky approach, such a thing could happen. I know I've been subjected to sensory overload on occassions.

Having said that, is there really any way to totally remove the possibility of such things happening ... short of a robotic arm sliding out of the panel and slapping you across the face?

An air services employee yelling in your ear that you are off track and lower than you should be at that point might help draw your attention to the matter and thus add a defence to block off a couple of holes lining up in the Swiss cheese.