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Concern relating to cranes and buildings in the vicinity of an aerodrome
RA2023-00074
Training standards for new Air Traffic Controllers at [Location]
RA2023-00062
Aircraft separation issue involving a British Aerospace Jetstream 32 and a Piper PA-28, 23 km north-east of Mudgee Airport, New South Wales on 3 October 2024
AB-2024-039
Collision with terrain involving a Morgan Cougar Mk1 aircraft, VH-LDV, 19 km north-north-west of West Sale Airport, Victoria on 16 November 2024
West Sale Airport, Victoria, West Sale Airport, Victoria, Morgan Aero Works Cougar Mk1, 6, Piston, VH-LDV, Part 91 General operating and flight rules, Destroyed, Amateur Built Aircraft
AO-2024-058
Fuel management, unsecured cap risk highlighted in Aero Commander forced landing
The pilot of an Aero Commander had to land the aircraft in a field after fuel siphoned overboard due to an incorrectly installed fuel cap, an ATSB investigation has concluded. On 8…
Tinamba West aircraft accident
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has commenced a transport safety investigation into an accident involving an amateur-built light aircraft at Tinamba West, Victoria, on Saturday. As reported to the ATSB, the aircraft collided with terrain in a paddock and was destroyed in a post impact fire. The ATSB is deploying to the accident site a team of transport safety investigators from its Canberra office, specialising in aircraft operations and maintenance. Investigators will conduct a range of evidence-gathering activities on…
Tool left in A380 engine after maintenance inspection highlights importance of tool control
An A380 operated multiple flights with a tool inside one of its engines, after maintenance engineers did not commence the lost tool procedure prior to the aircraft being released to service,…
King Air conducted wheels-up landing after fatigue crack led to nose gear fracture
A King Air’s nose landing gear became jammed during retraction after take-off when a fatigue crack in the steering link fractured, necessitating a wheels-up landing, an ATSB investigation…
ACCIDENT TO CESSNA 180 AIRCRAFT VH-TTU, NEAR TUMUT, NEW SOUTH WALES, 21 JANUARY, 1961
At about 1330 hours on 21st January, 1961, Cessna 180 aircraft VH-TTU stalled and crashed in mountainous terrain 7 miles south-east of Tumut, New South Wales. The aircraft, owned and operated "by Tumut Air Taxi Service Pty.Ltd., was being flown by William Edward Gill on aerial agricultural operations spreading superphosphate. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, was killed. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and was further damaged by fire. A substantial acreage of bushland was destroyed. W.E. Gill, 37 years of age, was the holder of Commercial Pilot Licence No.4041* His total aeronautical…
Engine failure or malfunction involving Boeing 737, VH-VYH, at Sydney Airport, New South Wales, on 8 November 2024
Sydney Airport, Brisbane Airport, 737-838, 34180, VH-VYH, Part 121 Air transport operations - larger aeroplanes, The Boeing Company, Qantas Airways
AO-2024-057