Aviation Short Investigations Bulletin - Issue 44

The Aviation Short Investigation Bulletin covers a range of the ATSB’s short investigations and highlights valuable safety lessons for pilots, operators and safety managers.

Released periodically, the Bulletin provides a summary of the less-complex factual investigation reports conducted by the ATSB. The results, based on information supplied by organisations or individuals involved in the occurrence, detail the facts behind the event, as well as any safety actions undertaken. The Bulletin also highlights important Safety Messages for the broader aviation community, drawing on earlier ATSB investigations and research.

Issue 44 of the Bulletin features 10 safety investigations:

Piston aircraft

• Landing gear malfunction involving a Cessna 210, VH-SMP
• Collision with terrain involving a Victa 115 Airtourer, VH‑MUV
• Separation issue involving a Pacific Aerospace CT/4B, VH-YCU, and a Diamond DA 40, VH-UNV
• Collision with terrain during landing, involving a PA32 aircraft, VH-BDG
• Engine failure and collision with terrain involving a Cessna 210, VH‑ERU
• Collision with terrain involving a Grumman G164, VH-LKN
• Separation issue involving a Cessna 404, VH-ANM, and a Cessna 172, VH MJK

Helicopters

• Engine failure involving an Enstrom 280, VH-YHD
• Windscreen fogging and collision with terrain involving a Robinson R22, VH-RBT
• Loss of control involving a Bell 206L3, VH-BLV