The structural failure of a wagon during the operation of a rail freight service was due to an existing fatigue crack at a weld in the wagon’s underframe, which was likely detectable during…
Cessna U206 with door unable to be opened more than 8 cm when flap is extended. Source: TSB Canada, annotated by ATSB
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Extended flap significantly restricts…
An Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation into a depressurisation incident involving a Cessna 441 Conquest has resulted in a new ultrasonic bond inspection procedure for the…
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Pilot incorrectly believed they had been provided a landing clearance;
Runway incursions remain one of the most significant risks to safe aviation;
Pilots are…
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During approach to the airport in darkness, the aircraft was not maintained within the required navigational tolerance;
Adherence to procedures and careful monitoring…
A number of safety actions are planned and proposed as a result of the derailment of an XPT passenger train near Wallan, Victoria on 20 February 2020, an Australian Transport Safety Bureau (…
A Boeing 737 freighter aircraft developed multiple technical issues that the flight crew could not resolve using the approved non-normal checklist procedures, resulting in the crew conducting…
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While flying after last light in moderate to severe turbulence, the Visual Flight Rules rated pilot likely became spatially disorientated and lost control of the…
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After an unsuccessful action to recover from an unanticipated rapid left yaw during a go-around, the pilot did not have sufficient time to deploy the floats nor…
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An undetected error in the fuel quantity gauges (overreading) resulted in the aircraft departing with insufficient fuel;
Although the fuel level low annunciators…
