The ATSB has just released a new aviation bulletin containing 10 investigation reports. The Aviation Short Investigation Bulletin Issue 25 covers short, office-based investigations.
The bulletin covers incidents, serious incidents and accidents involving 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:
- Runway event involving a Beech 1900C, VH-VNV
- Runway incursion between a Fairchild SA227, VH-UZP and a Bell 47G, VH-UTF
- Pilot incapacitation event involving a Cessna 210, VH-JMG
- Aircraft proximity event between a Cessna 172, VH-NUU and a Beech F33A, VH-ZBZ
- Wheels-up landing involving a Beech 95B55, VH-TLP
- Runway undershoot involving a Cessna 404, VH-HAZ
- Loss of control involving a Cessna 172, VH-IGS
- Mid-air collision involving a Cessna 152, VH-TNV and a Jabiru J160, 194430
- https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2013/aair/ao-2013-203
- Total power loss involving a Robinson R22, VH-STK
Read the ATSB’s Aviation Short Investigation Bulletin – Issue 25