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 48 of the Bulletin features ten safety investigations:
Turboprop aircraft
- Engine malfunction involving Cessna 208B, VH‑LNH
- Flap system failure leading to loss of control involving Cessna 208, VH-WZJ
- Near collision involving Cessna 210L, VH-TCI, and Cessna 208, VH-PGA
Piston aircraft
- Landing accident involving Cessna 180C, VH‑FDH
- Wheels up landing, involving a Nanchang CJ-6, VH-ALO
- Incorrect configuration resulting in a collision with terrain involving Cessna R182, VH-PFZ
Helicopters
- Foreign object damage involving an Eurocopter AS365 N3 Dauphin, VH-WPX
- Collision with terrain involving a Robinson R22, VH-HWJ
- Wirestrike and collision with terrain involving Robinson R22, VH-LYW
Hot Air Balloons
Publication Mode
Investigation number
AB-2016-044
Publication date
Series number
48
Publication type
Subject Matter