The ATSB has just released a new aviation bulletin containing 13 investigation reports. The Aviation Short Investigation Bulletin Issue 23 covers short, office-based investigations.
The bulletin covers incidents, serious incidents and accidents involving jet aircraft, turboprop aircraft, piston aircraft and helicopters. In some of the occurrences, people suffered minor injuries while some of the aircraft were substantially damaged.
Short investigations cover incidents and accidents where the associated factors are usually well-understood and do not require more detailed investigations. Nonetheless, each investigation has the potential to produce important Safety Messages for pilots, operators and others in the aviation industry. The investigations also help the ATSB identify statistics and trends in air safety.
The incidents covered in the report include:
- Abnormal engine indications involving a Boeing 747-438, VH-OJS
- Weather related event involving a Boeing 737, VH-YFF
- Departure from an incorrect intersection involving an Embraer ERJ 190, VH-ZPC
- Two turbulence events involving a Boeing 737, VH-VZY and a Bombardier DHC-8-402, VH-QOP
- Loss of separation between an Airbus A320, VH-VFJ and a Bell 412, VH-VAO
- TCAS event between an ATR72, VH-FVH and a Bombardier DHC-8-315, VH-TQZ
- Turbulence encounter involving a Bombardier DHC-8-402, VH-QOD
- Wheels up landing involving a Cessna 210, VH-ZMT
- Collision on the ground involving a Cessna 172R, VH-IMS
- Power loss involving a Robinson R44, VH-ZON
- Total power loss involving a Bell 47G2A, VH-KHJ
- Hard landing involving a Bell 206B, VH-EPQ
- Loss of control involving a Robinson R22, VH-EGN
Read the ATSB’s Aviation Short Investigation Bulletin – Issue 23