The ATSB has just released a new aviation bulletin containing 10 investigation reports. The Aviation Short Investigation Bulletin Issue 33 covers short, office-based investigations.
The bulletin covers incidents, serious incidents and accidents involving jet, turboprop and piston aircraft, as well as helicopters.
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.
Issue 33 of the Bulletin features 10 safety investigations:
Jet aircraft
- Operational non-compliance involving an Airbus A320, VH-VGU
- Flight control system event involving a Fokker 100, VH-FZO
Turboprop aircraft
Piston aircraft
- Engine failure involving a Cessna C206, VH-YOT
- Controlled flight into terrain, involving PA34, VH-COU
- Landing on a closed runway, involving PA28 VH-FEZ
- Loss of control involving a Cirrus SR22, N802DK
- Near collision involving a Beech BE76, VH-SRO and a Cessna 172, VH-EEM
Helicopters
- Collision with terrain involving a Robinson R22 helicopter, VH-WDB
- Collision with terrain involving a Bell 412, VH-ESD
Read the ATSB’s Aviation Short Investigation Bulletin – Issue 33