A prelude to an Embuggerance ?
N.B. I am only relaying some whispers on the wind here. But there could be a lot MTF if those whispers pan out, however rumour will need to suffice until more accurate information can be sourced.
The accident of itself will be of some technical interest, there is gossip that the aircraft did not have a MR although that seems unlikely; but, if it turns out to be true, there are some legal angles which may be interesting. That the aircraft was apparently not insured, which is another curly one for the legal eagles.
From a channel 7 new blurb, the words “the aircraft used to be owned by a local tourism operator” seemed fairly innocuous until news started to filter through that there are criminal proceeding against the operator Barrier Aviation in the offing. For those not familiar with that tale of woe, in short, a Cairns based tourism operator was closed down a few years back, under highly contentious circumstances. There was much of to-do about the closure and the actions of CASA in doing so. Now it seems there is to be a further round with the owner to be prosecuted; so at least we will be able to get hard fact on this shortly.
What happened to Barrier is a classic embuggerance and to many represents one of the darkest, dirtiest passages in the CASA history. This is not the thing that has that has drawn attention. The prosecution and the CASA department of undesirable tricks are the focus of future interest.
For example; there is a report of a very biased article from a local newspaper which draws inference that the crash of the PA23 is somehow related to the previous owner of the aircraft; who is being prosecuted by CASA. There are claims that the article is pure malice; CASA spin and designed to denigrate the ex owner of Barrier even further. This stand alone is of interest and worthy of some judicious ‘digging’.
But for mine; if this all turns out to be true it speaks volumes for the Skidmore double standard approach to regulating the industry. Prosecution is becoming ‘popular’ when black letter application of the ‘law’ under strict liability is tested in a court, while the smiling, fluffy, feel good tambourine bashing goes in public. Some would call that two faced, others would say it sets the seal of doom on any meaningful reform of the regulators attitude. I say I will check this out and see what transpires. Careful when dealing with rumour is good advice.
Aye well; we shall see. MTF. (The gods willing and weather permitting).
Toot toot.
Quote:PA 23 accident near Mareeba; not much more info, the ATSB are 'on the job'.
Report - HERE.
N.B. I am only relaying some whispers on the wind here. But there could be a lot MTF if those whispers pan out, however rumour will need to suffice until more accurate information can be sourced.
The accident of itself will be of some technical interest, there is gossip that the aircraft did not have a MR although that seems unlikely; but, if it turns out to be true, there are some legal angles which may be interesting. That the aircraft was apparently not insured, which is another curly one for the legal eagles.
From a channel 7 new blurb, the words “the aircraft used to be owned by a local tourism operator” seemed fairly innocuous until news started to filter through that there are criminal proceeding against the operator Barrier Aviation in the offing. For those not familiar with that tale of woe, in short, a Cairns based tourism operator was closed down a few years back, under highly contentious circumstances. There was much of to-do about the closure and the actions of CASA in doing so. Now it seems there is to be a further round with the owner to be prosecuted; so at least we will be able to get hard fact on this shortly.
What happened to Barrier is a classic embuggerance and to many represents one of the darkest, dirtiest passages in the CASA history. This is not the thing that has that has drawn attention. The prosecution and the CASA department of undesirable tricks are the focus of future interest.
For example; there is a report of a very biased article from a local newspaper which draws inference that the crash of the PA23 is somehow related to the previous owner of the aircraft; who is being prosecuted by CASA. There are claims that the article is pure malice; CASA spin and designed to denigrate the ex owner of Barrier even further. This stand alone is of interest and worthy of some judicious ‘digging’.
But for mine; if this all turns out to be true it speaks volumes for the Skidmore double standard approach to regulating the industry. Prosecution is becoming ‘popular’ when black letter application of the ‘law’ under strict liability is tested in a court, while the smiling, fluffy, feel good tambourine bashing goes in public. Some would call that two faced, others would say it sets the seal of doom on any meaningful reform of the regulators attitude. I say I will check this out and see what transpires. Careful when dealing with rumour is good advice.
Aye well; we shall see. MTF. (The gods willing and weather permitting).
Toot toot.