The ATSB has just released a new aviation bulletin containing 11 investigation reports. The Aviation Short Investigation Bulletin Issue 22 covers short, office-based investigations.
The bulletin covers incidents, serious incidents and accidents involving turboprop aircraft, piston aircraft and helicopters. No one was injured in any of the incidents; however, some of the aircraft suffered substantial damage.
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:
- Left main landing gear collapse involving a Raytheon B200, VH-ZCO
- Aircraft proximity event between a Fairchild SA227, VH-HVH and an Aerospatiale AS.350, VH-JRJ
- Aircraft proximity event between two Cessna 172s, VH-EOE and VH-LWX
- Aircraft proximity event between a Piper PA-28, VH-TXH and a Cessna 172S, VH-EWX
- Operation below minimum safe altitude involving Aero Commander, VH-TQA
- TCAS warning between a Cessna 310R, VH-AEY and a Fokker F28-100, VH-FKJ
- Runway incursion involving a Piper PA-31, VH-KLS and a vehicle
- Total power loss involving a Mooney M20J, VH-NFP
- Aircraft proximity event between a Cessna 172, VH-WYG and a Cessna 185, VH-OZX
- Collision with terrain involving a Bell 412, VH-EMZ
- Aircraft proximity event between a Janus glider, VH-IZI and a McDonnell Douglas 500N, VH-KXS
Read the ATSB’s Aviation Short Investigation Bulletin – Issue 22