Australian military crash widow satisfied with inquiry
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![The Black Hawk helicopter crashed while trying to land on HMAS Kanimbla in 2006. [ABC]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/base/aus_blackhawk_abc_file.jpg "The Black Hawk helicopter crashed while trying to land on HMAS Kanimbla in 2006. [ABC]")
The Black Hawk helicopter crashed while trying to land on HMAS Kanimbla in 2006. [ABC]
The widow of a pilot killed in an Australian military crash says she is satisfied with the conduct of an inquiry into the crash.
Melissa Bingley's husband Captain Mark Bingley was flying a Black Hawk helicopter when it crashed off the coast of Fiji in 2006 while trying to land on HMAS Kanimbla.
Captain Bingley and Trooper Joshua Porter died and eight other soldiers were injured in the crash.
A board of inquiry report has found Captain Bingley had erred while making a difficult landing, and listed excessive speed as a factor.
The report is critical of safety standards, and the lack of supervision and effective leadership of pilots.
Mrs Bingley says in a statement her husband would never have intentionally put his passengers in danger.
The Chief of the Defence Force Angus Houston says the "can do" attitude within the squadron led pilots to take greater risks.
"This led to an erosion of safety standards," he said.
Air Marshal Houston says he will conduct regular audits of safety standards within the squadron.
