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ATSB urges proactive approach to replacing elastomer components after O-ring failure contributed to Luskintyre in-flight fire accident
Piston aircraft operators and maintainers are urged to proactively replace O-ring seals within fluid-carrying components of their aircraft before they naturally deteriorate from age, after a…
On condition? Replacing O-ring seals before age catches up.
AO-2022-049
Safety Advisory Notice To registered operators and maintenance organisations of piston engine aircraft A proactive approach to replacing O-ring seals before they deteriorate to the point of failure, may avoid fluid leakage that on this occasion led to an in-flight, fuel-fed, engine fire. What happened On 17 October 2022, at about 1345, the pilot of a Mooney Aircraft Corporation M20J aircraft, registered VH‑UDQ, departed Maitland Airport, NSW for a local flight before heading to Luskintyre Airfield, NSW. After the aircraft completed an…
Technical assistance to Gliding Australia – Collision with terrain involving Grob – Burkhart Flugzeugbau G109B glider, VH-GUM, at Mount Beauty, Victoria on 27 April 2024
G109B, 6222, Sport and recreational, VH-GUM, Part 103 Sport and recreational aircraft, Grob - Burkhart Flugzeugbau
AE-2024-004
Collision with terrain involving Oficinas Gerais de Material Aeronautico DHC-1 MK 22 Chipmunk, VH-POR, at Jandakot Airport, Western Australia, on 26 April 2024
Jandakot Airport, WA, Jandakot Airport, WA, DHC-1 MK 22, OGMA 44, Piston, VH-POR, Part 91 General operating and flight rules, Substantial
AO-2024-013
Handrail not removed prior to tail rotor collision during pilot transfer operations
The tail rotor of an Agusta A109 struck a handrail while landing on a bulk carrier as the pilot did not detect the obstacle and the ship’s crew were using an older version of the vessel’s…
Flight below glideslope approaching Sydney Airport
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has published a final report from its investigation into a Saab 340’s descent below the glideslope during approach to land at Sydney…
Engine failure and ditching involving Bell Helicopter 206B, VH-VHC, near Thursday Island, Queensland, on 14 April 2024
Thursday Island HLS, Queensland, Prince of Wales Island, Queensland, 206B, 3099, Helicopter, VH-VHC, Part 133 Air transport operations - rotorcraft, Destroyed, Bell Helicopter Co
AO-2024-012
Loss of control and collision with terrain involving Beechcraft E55, VH-OMD, Cowra Airport, New South Wales, on 11 April 2024
Cowra Airport, Cowra Airport, E55, TE-970, Piston, VH-OMD, Part 91 General operating and flight rules, Substantial, Beechcraft, Fly Oz Cowra
AO-2024-011
Collision with terrain involving Aeroprakt-32, VH-VIK, near Tumut Airport, New South Wales, on 10 April 2024
Moruya Airport, Griffith Airport, Aeroprakt-32, 25, Piston, VH-VIK, Part 91 General operating and flight rules, Substantial, Aeroprakt Ltd
AO-2024-010
Near accident at Gold Coast emphasises importance of stable approaches and early go-around decisions
A Cessna 172 struck the ground and nearly collided with hangars while going around following a fast and long landing on Gold Coast Airport’s shorter cross runway, an ATSB investigation…