Aircraft mishap was 'act of God we couldn't have been prepared for'

The unmanned private business jet that slammed into a building on Wednesday was properly secured and parked according to procedure, preliminary investigations show. The Air Accidents Investigation Bureau’s chief investigator, Frank Zammit, told Times of Malta he had “no doubt that everything was done as it should be”. He said the indications so far were that the Dassault Falcon 7x was properly secured, adding it seemed the parking procedure had been followed to the letter. Mr Zammit said the first signs were that, rather than the chocks giving way, the strong winds prevailing late Wednesday probably forced the three-engined, French built plane to move from its berth. It careened to the side of Apron 4, slid downhill gaining momentum, smashed through part of the airport fence, crossed a perimeter road and crashed into the Polidano Group building 70 metres away from its parking spot. Read: Dramatic new photos of unmanned aircraft crash show extent of damage “It was a one-off accident, an act of God we could not have been prepared for,” Mr Zammit said. Once the Bureau of Air Accident Investigation concludes its work and draws up its report, it is expected to transmit its findings...