An army pilot has described a 'daunting' near miss in a Taipan helicopter, three years before four men died in the same aircraft off the Queensland coast.
A pilot told an inquiry of his near miss on a Taipan helicopter, alongside the captain who was later killed in training while aboard the aircraft.The inquiry continues until Friday, while a Defence Flight Safety Bureau report on the crash has been delayed.
On Tuesday, MRH-90 pilot Major Michael Gallatly told the inquiry he had been flying a Taipan helicopter with late Captain Danniel Lyon off the NSW coast, when the aircraft suddenly lost altitude during a turn. He recounted a time when another pilot had accidentally switched the engine off when attempting to turn on a landing light, as the buttons were closely located in the cockpit.
"At no stage did I feel confident that I could keep everyone safe in that aircraft," Major Gallatly said.Captain Danniel Lyon's wife tells an inquiry into last year's fatal Taipan crash she believes it was cruel to give families hope amid the search effort.
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