More seriously though, how sad is this. Inbound from GMH he was apparently instructed to overfly at 1500 and then join mid-downwind for 35L. On the wreckage photo the direction of travel and north can be clearly seen and would somewhat lead to think that he was already past overhead, probably cleared visual approach and at circuit height. This puzzles me because 35L would have been well within gliding distance from this position, yet he went down and seemingly moving away from the airport. That's the part I don't understand.

Actually, from the flight path on flightaware.com, the instruction to land on 35L must have come later and when the pilot was already set up to join base for 35R, so no overfly. He seems to have diverted to make a left base join for 35L on an extended circuit, hence with a long final. Poor chap.

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Final report out.
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications...r/ao-2018-048/

What the ATSB found

The ATSB examined the aircraft’s engine, its components and fuel system, but was unable to determine the reason for the reported engine power loss. The investigation also found that when control of the aircraft was lost, there was insufficient height to recover.

What is the point of having the ATSB when they seem to never be able to determine the cause of accidents. Waste of time and money.