The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is encouraging general and recreational aircraft owners to take advantage of the government’s Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) rebate…
A pilot incapacitation incident on a Boeing 717 while the aircraft was on approach to land at Hobart last June reminds pilots to be alert to the potential hazards of odours and fumes and to…
A Fokker 100’s descent below minimum safe altitude during an approach into Adelaide late last year highlights the importance of flight crew continuously monitoring auto-flight systems, an…
An ATSB safety advisory notice urges Robinson helicopter pilots to avoid mechanical turbulence wherever possible, and to reduce airspeed where it is unavoidable. The safety advisory…
AO-2023-051
Safety Advisory Notice To Robinson Helicopter pilots and operators Although further analysis is required to establish the contributing factors in this accident, the circumstances as far as they are known at this time suggest that the helicopter encountered turbulence, followed by a low‑g condition immediately prior to the in‑flight break‑up. The ATSB therefore considers it prudent to draw attention to Robinson’s advice regarding flight in turbulent conditions and avoidance/recovery from low‑g flight until such time as the factors that contributed to this…
Geraldton Airport, Western Australia, Abrolhos East Wallabi Island, Western Australia, A36, E-540, Piston, VH-CKX, Part 135 Air transport operations - smaller aeroplanes, Nil, Beech Aircraft Corp, Shine Aviation Service
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Geraldton Airport, Western Australia, Cobra Station, Western Australia, SA226-TC, TC-326, Turboprop, VH-KGX, Part 135 Air transport operations - smaller aeroplanes, Nil, Fairchild Industries Inc, Casair Pty Ltd
AO-2024-009
A Cirrus SR22 landing accident at Bankstown Airport highlights both the hazards of inadvertent discharge of rocket-propelled parachute recovery systems to first responders and the challenges…
Bathurst Airport, Bankstown Airport, 500-S, 3258, Piston, VH-MEH, Part 135 Air transport operations - smaller aeroplanes, Nil, Aero Commander, General Aviation Maintenance Pty Ltd
AO-2024-008