The Australian Transport Safety Bureau's final report into the 2018 light plane crash that claimed the life of pilot Nikita Walker found she probably experienced reduced visibility during a flight to collect passengers from Bathurst Harbour in Tasmania's south-west wilderness.
An investigation into a fatal light plane crash in Tasmania's Arthur Range has found Airlines of Tasmania encouraged its pilots to fly, even when forecasts indicated they may encounter adverse weather, and failed to provide written guidance on the route.The Australian Transport Safety Bureau's report into a fatal 2018 light plane crash in Tasmania's south-west has been released
Nikita Walker, 30, was on a routine flight to pick up passengers from Bathurst Harbour in December 2018 when her Airlines of Tasmania Pilatus Britten-Norman BN2A-20 Islander crashed near Federation Peak in Tasmania's south-west.The Australian Transport Safety Bureau's final report into the crash said Ms Walker had likely experienced reduced visibility at the Arthur Range saddle, and was flying at a lower altitude than in previous flights.
That meant pilots had a varied understanding of the expectations for making decisions about the weather at the Arthur Range saddle. "If the weather was suitable at Cambridge, the operator's pilots were strongly encouraged to depart to assess the weather in-flight, even if the forecast indicated they might not be able to get through," the report said."However, the pilots reported having a different understanding of how far to continue … when deteriorating weather conditions were encountered and what the decision points were.
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority had issued a number of safety findings to Airlines of Tasmania about its safety-management system in the four years before the crash.
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