what who is to blame

[storchy neil]

A waterbombing pilot fighting a NSW blaze was killed after his plane's left wing broke off mid-flight as a result of cracking and corrosion that was missed during an "inadequate" safety inspection about 11 weeks earlier, an inquest has found.

 

Father-of-three David Black, 43, died when his aircraft crashed in the mountainous Budawang National Park, in the state's south, on October 24, 2013.

 

Deputy State Coroner Derek Lee found on Monday that an August 2013 inspection of the plane used an unauthorised method and did not comply with the mandatory requirements of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority.

 

Cracking and corrosion was present but was not detected, partly because the wings were not removed during the inspection, Mr Lee wrote in his findings.

 

 

[HeliPilot70]

Full report: Investigation: AO-2013-187 - In-flight breakup involving PZL Mielec M18A Dromader aircraft, VH-TZJ, 37 km west of Ulladulla, NSW on 24 October 2013

 

 

[Ron5335]

How good is 7News ????

 

Pilot died after 'inadequate' inspection

 

The pilot that was killed, was flying a M18 Dromader and engaged in water bombing, so the photo to lead into the story

 

looks to be Matt Hall flying inverted in an aerobatic aircraft.

 

Can anybody see a link ?????

 

 

[fly_tornado]

Click baiting a boring story