Melbourne plane crash: Pilot had `near collision` in 2015

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"Following the incident at Mt Hotham, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) required the pilot to undergo some additional proficiency checks.
His plane came within 1.
8km (1.
1 miles) horizontally and 90m (300ft) vertically of another plane at Mt Hotham, a ski resort in Victoria state, amid bad weather.
Aviation authorities said Mr Quartermain had been investigated over the earlier incident in September 2015.
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A view from the tarmac at Melbourne`s Essendon Airport on TuesdayAn Australian pilot who died in a Melbourne plane crash had been investigated before over a "near collision" in 2015, say officials.
Image copyright @ABCNews24According the ATSB summary, the plane had "tracking difficulties" approaching Mt Hotham before being "observed to carry out significant manoeuvring" ahead of landing.