A Cessna 172 aircraft conducting powerline inspections near Canberra stalled and entered a spin at a height too low for recovery before it collided with the ground, an Australian Transport…
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has issued a Safety Advisory Notice that strongly encourages all pilots conducting low-level operations to wear a properly fitted and maintained…
The main landing gear of an Airbus A320 could not be fully retracted due to the fatigue failure of a pin in the aircraft’s left main landing gear, an ATSB investigation report details.…
The flight crew of a Saab 340 did not detect the aircraft’s reducing airspeed before its stall warning stick shakers activated, an Australian Transport Safety Bureau…
A pilot’s high workload, including data entry difficulties, while conducting an approach to land at Adelaide Airport in instrument meteorological conditions likely affected their…
An improperly-secured insulation blanket became lodged in a 737 freighter’s main pressurisation outflow valve resulting in the aircraft cabin depressurising during descent, an Australian Transport…
The ATSB has released a preliminary report from its on-going investigation into a fatal accident involving a Rockwell International 114 light aircraft near Redcliffe aerodrome, north of…
The runway incursion of a Beech Baron aircraft onto an occupied runway at Bankstown Airport highlights the potential effect of expectation bias and the importance of pilots focusing on…
Key points:
Aircraft was conducting low-level aerobatics prior to colliding with water;
ATSB encourages witnesses, particularly those in the aviation industry, to report…
Key points:
After nose wheel turning angle was unexpectedly restricted during taxiing, the captain opted to continue a turn, briefly exiting the runway area;
In such an…
