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Maintenance worker near miss on Skitube Alpine Railway
Key points: Duty controller granted track access to maintenance electrician during shunting Required protection flags were not placed on the train Elements of the operator’s…
Turbulence during shallow approach results in collision with terrain
Key points: Approach profile was lower than intended. Aircraft pitched up on encountering turbulence. Accident highlights the importance of aircraft adopting an approach profile…
Aviation Occurrence Statistics report update
The ATSB has released an update to the Aviation Occurrence Statistics report with the inclusion of 2019 aviation activity data (hours flown and aircraft departures) not available at time of…
Government agencies jointly support Airport Safety Week
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and Airservices Australia are working together in support of Airport Safety Week 2020, which runs…
Taxiway design, flight crew distraction and incorrect mental model, lead to Perth Airport runway incursion
Key points: 737 taxied toward active runway; second 737 rejected take-off Taxiway location and design significantly increased the risk of a runway incursion Runway incursions…
Low rotor RPM at low height likely to result in an accident
Key points: The helicopter’s rotor RPM began to decay and the pilot initially did not apply full throttle The pilot attempted a forced landing, but was unable to arrest the rate…
Preliminary report details factual information from on-going investigation into a passenger train’s collision with level crossing gates
Key points: Train driver commenced braking slightly earlier than would normally be the case due to the wet and windy weather conditions Train passed through crossing at 93 km/h…
Training aircraft enters steep dive during pitch trim demonstration
Key points: Cessna 152 entered a steep dive after student pilot released control wheel during pitch trim demonstration Instructor sustained minor injuries and aircraft sustained…
Collision with terrain following in-flight simulated engine failure
Key points: Aircraft rolled to the right and impacted the ground after a simulated engine failure after take-off Exercise was conducted in a configuration in which the aircraft…
ATSB releases APL England loss of containers investigation preliminary report
Key points: Container ship experienced series of heavy rolls and main engine shut down before discovery of loss overboard of cargo containers Fifty containers were lost, with…