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| Essendon DFO plane crash pilot failed to complete checklist | Essendon DFO plane crash pilot failed to complete checklist |
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| A Melbourne plane crash that killed all five people on board could have been prevented if the pilot had followed pre-flight checklists, an investigation has found. | A Melbourne plane crash that killed all five people on board could have been prevented if the pilot had followed pre-flight checklists, an investigation has found. |
| Max Quartermain crashed shortly after take off as he flew four US passengers on a golfing holiday out of Essendon airport on 21 February last year. | Max Quartermain crashed shortly after take off as he flew four US passengers on a golfing holiday out of Essendon airport on 21 February last year. |
| Melbourne plane crash that killed five blamed on 'catastrophic engine failure' | Melbourne plane crash that killed five blamed on 'catastrophic engine failure' |
| An investigation by the aviation watchdog found the pilot had failed to complete checklists before takeoff, meaning he crucially did not detect that the plane’s rudder trim was in nose-left position before takeoff. | An investigation by the aviation watchdog found the pilot had failed to complete checklists before takeoff, meaning he crucially did not detect that the plane’s rudder trim was in nose-left position before takeoff. |
| This hampered the plane’s ability to ascend, causing it to plunge into a Direct Factory Outlets shopping centre building about 10 seconds after takeoff. | This hampered the plane’s ability to ascend, causing it to plunge into a Direct Factory Outlets shopping centre building about 10 seconds after takeoff. |
| The Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigation found the pilot had five opportunities in various pre-flight checks to recognise that the trim tab, which helps control the aircraft movement, was not in a neutral position. | The Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigation found the pilot had five opportunities in various pre-flight checks to recognise that the trim tab, which helps control the aircraft movement, was not in a neutral position. |
| “It appears as if the checklist was not followed correctly,” the bureau’s chief commissioner, Greg Hood, said on Monday. | “It appears as if the checklist was not followed correctly,” the bureau’s chief commissioner, Greg Hood, said on Monday. |
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