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ALL SHAME no FAME for POPINJAY - 

Via the Search 4 IP:

Popinjay recommends TAWS for GA Aircraft; & still waiting for DFO final report??

From the Chief Commissioner who refuses to investigate a double fatal midair collision accident near Gympie - : 

ATSB urges fitment of terrain avoidance and warning systems to smaller passenger aircraft



Key points

• Aircraft was being flown 1,000 ft below the recommended descent profile, and had probably entered areas of significantly reduced visibility, including heavy rain;
  
• The pilot was probably experiencing a very high workload, and it is evident they did not effectively monitor the aircraft’s altitude and descent rate for an extended period;
  
• A TAWS (terrain avoidance and warning system) would have provided the pilot with both visual and aural alerts of the approaching terrain for an extended period.
  

A Cessna 404 with a pilot and four passengers on board was being flown 1,000 ft below the recommended descent profile before it collided with sand dunes about 6.4 km (3.5 NM) short of the runway at Lockhart River, an ATSB investigation report details.  

Read the report: AO-2020-017 Controlled flight into terrain involving Cessna 404, VH-OZO, Lockhart River, Queensland, on 11 March 2020

Publication Date
15/12/2022

Via this week's #SBG 18/12/22:

To the Pale – and then; beyond.


Oh, I love a ducked up country,
a land of counter claims
a land of government agencies,
that listen carefully to complains,
a purpose of avoiding all the blame.

A land of broken aeroplanes,
Of pilot's widows grieving,
awaiting someone to explain
Why their loved ones went away
and won't come home this Christmas day...Anon...

Hmm...POPINJAY TO THE RESCUE! - 

Next I go in search of an update on the Essendon DFO cover-up:

Aerodrome design changes and the Bulla Road Precinct development at Essendon Fields Airport, Melbourne, Victoria

Update published 1 August 2022[/i]

The ATSB undertook a significant review of the available material and sourced additional evidence from organisations in Australia and overseas following the circulation of a draft of the report to Directly Involved Parties in 2019.

Additional work was considered necessary when changes were made to the design of surfaces at Essendon Fields Airport that manage the location and height of buildings in proximity to runway 08/26. These changes were made by the aerodrome operator around the time the draft report was released for consultation. The changes were advised in update 1

The investigation has involved consideration of historically complex subject matter with the application of both Australian and international aerodrome design requirements dating back to the 1970s. The ATSB has applied considerable effort to understanding the application and function of those aerodrome design requirements from the 1970s to the present in the context of changes at Essendon Fields Airport. It has taken the investigation time to overcome the challenges of limited information available from historical periods to provide context to the investigation.

The title for this investigation has been updated to ‘Aerodrome design changes and the Bulla Road Precinct development at Essendon Fields Airport’ to recognise the scope of matters the investigation addresses.

A draft of this report was released to Directly Involved Parties for review on 15 August 2022. Directly Involved Parties have 60 days to provide comment to the ATSB. A final report is expected to be released publicly in the last quarter of 2022

Hmm...so 2 weeks out from the end of the year, where the duck is the FR Mr Popinjay??   

Via Popinjay Cover-up HQ...

Update 3???

The ATSB released a new draft of this report to Directly Involved Parties (DIPs) for comment in mid-August 2022.  As discussed in update 2, the investigation involves consideration of historically complex subject matter, with a significant focus on the interpretation of both international and domestic aerodrome standards, addressing their intended objectives.

As the ATSB is progressing this investigation, the international design standards that limit obstacles around airports are under review. This work is providing context for this investigation with the evolution of knowledge on the expectations for the design of obstacle limitation surfaces.

Extensive DIP submissions were received during November. The ATSB is reviewing the evidence in response to the submissions. Consistent with ATSB processes, and to ensure the veracity of any findings, some further engagement will be required with those parties before the investigation is finalised.

An update on timing for completion of the investigation will be provided at the start of 2023 after the ATSB has been able to complete necessary engagements with Australian and international DIPs. P2 - Good bet that there are Texan lawyers (representing the widows and their families) that are all over this??

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Anticipated completion - Q2 2023

So Popinjay continues the cover-up - UDB! 

MTF...P2