ATSB report on Flinders Ranges helicopter crash 2016
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ATSB report on Flinders Ranges helicopter crash 2016
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications...r/ao-2016-078/
"The ATSB found that ground staff mistakenly told the pilot that the aircraft had been refuelled and through distraction, omitted a crosscheck of the fuel quantity before flight. "
It's taken over 2 yrs for ATSB to release this report. Maybe to key to this delay is here:
"The ATSB also found the requirements for the development of fuel policy by operators were dispersed throughout the aviation legislation—14 legislative and three guidance material requirements were found—but they did not require the operator to publish procedures for determining fuel on board before and during flight for commercial operators of aircraft less than 5,700 kg maximum take-off weight."
So I guess it took the ATSB 2 years to read all the aviation legislation, which might explain the delay.
"The ATSB found that ground staff mistakenly told the pilot that the aircraft had been refuelled and through distraction, omitted a crosscheck of the fuel quantity before flight. "
It's taken over 2 yrs for ATSB to release this report. Maybe to key to this delay is here:
"The ATSB also found the requirements for the development of fuel policy by operators were dispersed throughout the aviation legislation—14 legislative and three guidance material requirements were found—but they did not require the operator to publish procedures for determining fuel on board before and during flight for commercial operators of aircraft less than 5,700 kg maximum take-off weight."
So I guess it took the ATSB 2 years to read all the aviation legislation, which might explain the delay.
At least we know why CASA put out the recent fuel CAAP which would make it 4 pieces of guidance material. I'm not sure why another publication is going to change the mindset of anyone who is prepared to accept someone telling them their flying machine has been refueled then not check that it is a true statement.
