ATSB points to Disorientation in Tailwind Crash australianflying.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from australianflying.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
They landed in Casino at 2.06pm but took off from there almost an hour later. About 3.15pm, the aircraft commenced a series of rapid descents and climbs followed by a descending left turn , the ATSB said. The turn and descent continued until (the aircraft) collided with terrain, the report said. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured, and the aircraft was destroyed. The aircraft impacted a ridge line within Tooloom National Park near the Queensland border. The ATSB found that the pilot, who was operating under visual flight rules, departed Casino with a high risk of encountering forecast cloud, ATSB director of transport safety Stuart Macleod said.
Pilot was likely spatially disorientated before fatal crash northernstar.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from northernstar.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.