The ATSB has just released a new aviation bulletin containing 9 investigation reports. The Aviation Short Investigation Bulletin Issue 19 covers short, office-based investigations.
The bulletin covers incidents, serious incidents and accidents involving jet, turboprop and piston aircraft and helicopters. None of the accidents were fatal; however, some of the aircraft suffered substantial damage and in some occurrences, people suffered injuries.
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:
- Take-off without runway lighting involving Airbus A320, VH-JQG
- Runway incursion between a Fairchild SA227, VH-WBA and a vehicle
- Loss of ground control involving a PZL-Mielec M18A Dromader, VH-TGY
- Collision on ground involving Cessna 150F, VH-ICE
- Landing on a closed runway involving a Cessna 310, VH-TWN
- Runway incursion between a Cessna 206, VH-TOC, and an airport safety vehicle
- Collision on runway between Grob G103 Twin Astir glider, VH UIZ and Cessna 150F, VH ROZ
- Wildlife strikes involving a Mooney M20J, VH-CYK
- Wirestrike involving Robinson R44, VH-HGF
Read the ATSB’s Aviation Short Investigation Bulletin – Issue 19