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Preliminary report details Maitland helicopter accident flight
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released a preliminary report from its on-going investigation into a fatal helicopter accident near Maitland last month.…
Jabiru aircraft’s propeller separated in-flight due to fracturing of propeller bolts
Key points Fracture of the propeller bolts was likely related to a loss of bolt tension Emergency training practice and recurrence increases the likelihood of pilots achieving a…
Brake failure and fire involving DHC-8-202, VH-TQS, Sydney Airport, New South Wales, on 8 November 2022
Lord Howe Island Airport, New South Wales, Sydney Airport, New South Wales, DHC-8-202, 418, Turboprop, VH-TQS, Part 121 Air transport operations - larger aeroplanes, Nil, De Havilland Canada, EASTERN AUSTRALIA AIRLINES PTY LTD
AO-2022-056
Interim report released from Saab 340 interrupted engine start and evacuation incident
Key points During an interrupted engine start procedure for the left engine, flame and smoke were visible Interim report details factual information to…
Aircraft preparation and foreign object damage event involving Saab 340B, VH-VEQ, at Canberra Airport, Australian Capital Territory, on 10 November 2022
Canberra Airport, Australian Capital Territory, Sydney Airport, New South Wales, Saab 340B, 340B-424, Turboprop, VH-VEQ, Part 121 Air transport operations - larger aeroplanes, Minor, Saab Aircraft Co., VEE H AVIATION PTY LTD (operating as Link Airways)
AO-2022-055
Air traffic control error involving Boeing 737, VH-YFT, near Armidale, New South Wales, on 19 October 2022
Brisbane Airport, Queensland, Sydney Airport, New South Wales, 737-8FE, 41028, Jet, VH-YFT, Nil, The Boeing Company
AO-2022-052
Rejected take-off involving SAAB 340, VH-ZRC, Flinders Island Airport, Tasmania, 4 November 2022
Flinders Island, Tasmania, Wynyard, Tasmania, 340B, 340B-390, Turboprop, VH-ZRC, Part 121 Air transport operations - larger aeroplanes, Minor, Saab Aircraft Co., REGIONAL EXPRESS PTY LIMITED
AO-2022-054
Collision with terrain, Cessna 172N, Warnervale, New South Wales, on 22 August 2022
AB-2022-010
Flight below minimum altitude occurrences, 40 km south of Cairns Airport, Queensland, on 24 and 26 October 2022
Brisbane Airport, Queensland, Cairns Airport, Queensland, 737-8FE, 36608, Jet, VH-VUT, Air Transport High Capacity, Nil, The Boeing Company, VIRGIN AUSTRALIA AIRLINES PTY LTD
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Brisbane Airport, Queensland, Cairns Airport, Queensland, 737-838, 34195, Jet, VH-VZA, Air Transport High Capacity, Nil, The Boeing Company, QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED
AO-2022-051
In-flight break-up accident highlights dangers of VFR pilots encountering IMC
Key points Pilot likely entered instrument meteorological conditions before becoming spatially disorientated, resulting in loss of aircraft control; Aircraft broke-up in-flight…