A "FATIGUE crack" has been uncovered as the cause of the wheels-up landing at Williamtown earlier this year, according to a report released from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB).
The "belly-landing" by Queensland pilot Peter Schott on May 13 captivated the nation. The Beechcraft King Air B200's landing gear had failed and the aircraft, with two passengers onboard, had to circle for hours to use up fuel before making a wheels-up landing.
