Overview

• Instructor Stephen Hoare, 37, and tandem passenger Alex Welling, 32, died on 27 June 2021 after their gear snagged on a Cessna during a jump at Goulburn Airport.
• SafeWork NSW has charged Goulburn Flight Training Centre and its sole director, Attilio Giovanni Ferrara, with two counts each of breaching workplace safety duties in a 10-day hearing before Judge Andrew Scotting.
• Court-shown GoPro footage captured a black strap catching on the plane and the pair left hanging upside down before they fell.
• Prosecutors argue a recently added metal step and the absence of a pre-jump buddy check created a known snagging risk, and similar steps were later removed from other aircraft.
• Mechanic Nick Amoroso told the court staff stood on a vehicle trying to reach the men and said he saw no exit demonstration for Welling, as the defence signals disputes including the company’s correct identification.