The sole survivor of a light plane crash north of Brisbane had been making a second attempt at landing, air crash investigators say.
as their Jabiru J430 took off from Caboolture aerodrome and collided midair with a Piper Pawnee glider tug aircraft.After preliminary analysis of video footage and other evidence, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau on Saturday said the Pawnee had been on approach to land before it commenced a go-around, also known as an aborted landing.
The investigation will also involve further analysis of video footage, retrieval of flight tracking data and a search for any onboard electronics that may have recorded the moments before the crash.A drone will also map the accident site and follow the indicative flight paths to help build the ATSB’s understanding of what the pilots saw of the other aircraft before hitting each other close to the ground.
“Any incident involving the loss of life, particularly under these circumstances, is extremely, extremely difficult and hard, obviously, for the first responders and most importantly for the family,” he said.
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