{"id":2527,"date":"2023-02-07T20:42:56","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T20:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=2527"},"modified":"2024-08-12T15:13:15","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T12:13:15","slug":"similarities-between-boeing-737-crash-in-wa-and-black-summer-fires-tragedy-says-expert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=2527","title":{"rendered":"Similarities between Boeing 737 crash in WA and Black Summer fires tragedy, says expert"},"content":{"rendered":"

Similarities in radar data<\/h2>\n

University of New South Wales senior aerospace design lecturer Dr Sonya Brown said the radar data from the latest crash somewhat resembled the data from the fatal crash in 2020.<\/p>\n

“Obviously the investigation is in its very early stages, but we can already see the radar data of this aircraft,” she said.<\/p>\n

“The situation started with a situation at very low altitude \u2026\u00a0In 2020, the aircraft had just done a [retardant] drop and had tried to climb out of that, and it’s believed that part of the problem was a stall on the left wing,” she said.<\/p>\n

“Unfortunately, stalls at low altitude can absolutely be fatal.”<\/p>\n

Dr Brown said she suspected the latest crash in WA was likely caused by a similar “loss of lift or loss of control”.<\/p>\n

“Coulson [Aviation] updated all of their safety procedures, some of their pilot training, etcetera, to try and avoid such an incident in the future. Yet, here we are just a few years later and we’ve had another incident,” she said.<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\"A<\/div>\n<\/div>
The Boeing 737 large air tanker came down in the Fitzgerald River National Park on Monday.(Supplied: WA Parks and Wildlife Service<\/span><\/span>)<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An investigation into the Black Summer Fires fatal crash found the NSW Rural Fire Service\u00a0failed to pass on crucial information to the crew of the large air tanker, a C-130, before the crash<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Crash investigation ongoing<\/h2>\n

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) and the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) are both conducting separate investigations into the crash.<\/p>\n