Investigation number
200403106
Occurrence date
Location
7 km E Essendon, (NDB)
Report release date
Report status
Discontinued
Investigation type
Occurrence Investigation
Investigation status
Discontinued
Aviation occurrence type
Loss of separation
Occurrence category
Incident
Highest injury level
None
Preliminary investigation was undertaken into a category 4 occurrence involving a TCAS alert on a de Havilland Dash 8 aircraft about a Beechcraft King Air aircraft near Essendon Airport. The ATSB has terminated the investigation based on information from the pilot of the King Air that he diverted his attention during the climb and did not adequately monitor the aircraft's altitude following the departure. There was relatively little safety benefit to be gained from continuing the investigation compared with other priorities.
Status: Downgraded the occurrence to category 5 and investigation discontinued.
Aircraft Details
Manufacturer
Beech Aircraft Corp
Model
200
Registration
VH-ITH
Operation type
Charter
Damage
Nil
Aircraft Details
Manufacturer
De Havilland Canada
Model
DHC-8
Registration
VH-TQX
Operation type
Air Transport Low Capacity
Damage
Nil