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Mid-air collision south-west Sydney
The ATSB will investigate a mid-air collision between two light aircraft, a Jabiru and a Cessna 182, south-west of Sydney on Saturday. A team of transport safety investigators from the ATSB's Canberra office, with experience in aircraft operations and maintenance, is preparing to deploy to the accident sites of both aircraft to begin evidence-collecting activities. Over coming days, investigators will undertake site mapping, examine the wreckage of both aircraft, and recover any relevant components for further examination at the ATSB’s technical facilities in Canberra. Investigators will also…
Safety actions taken after Kembla Grange passenger train derailment
A range of safety actions have been taken in response to the derailment of a Sydney Trains passenger service which collided with an abandoned vehicle at Kembla Grange, south of Wollongong.…
Missed approach / go-around involving Cessna 206, VH-TDQ, 40 km from Moora, Western Australia, on 1 September 2024
Private ALA, north-east of New Norcia, Private ALA, north-east of New Norcia, U206F, U20602807, Piston, VH-TDQ, Part 135 Air transport operations - smaller aeroplanes, Minor, Cessna Aircraft Company, Fly Esperance Pty Ltd
AO-2024-049
Fumes event highlights importance of supplemental oxygen, diverting to nearest appropriate alternate airport
A fumes event during an aerial survey flight over Central Queensland highlights the importance of using supplemental oxygen and diverting to the nearest appropriate alternate airports, an…
Hi-rail excavator operating beyond working load limit before toppling in fatal accident
A hi-rail excavator that toppled and fatally injured its operator during rail maintenance work was operating beyond its working load limit, an ATSB investigation report details. The…
Bacchus Marsh light aircraft accident
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has commenced a transport safety investigation into an accident involving a Cessna 150 light aircraft near Bacchus Marsh Aerodrome, Victoria, on Tuesday. As reported to the ATSB, shortly after take-off from Bacchus Marsh, the aircraft descended and collided with terrain in a paddock adjacent to the aerodrome. The ATSB is deploying to the accident site a team of transport safety investigators from its Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra and Sydney offices, specialising in aircraft maintenance and operations. Investigators will conduct…
Collision with terrain involving Extra EA 300-LT, VH-XKW, about 10 km west-south-west of Bathurst Airport, New South Wales, on 13 October 2024
Bathurst Airport, New South Wales, Bathurst Airport, New South Wales, EA 300/LT, LT001, Piston, VH-XKW, Part 91 General operating and flight rules, Minor, Extra-Flugzeugbau GmbH, HP Automotive Pty Ltd
AO-2024-052
Flight into a thunderstorm involving Beech Aircraft B200, VH-ZMW, 108 km west-north-west of Toowoomba, Queensland, on 9 October 2024
Toowoomba Airport, Qld, Normanton Airport, Qld, B200, BB1460, Turboprop, VH-ZMW, Part 135 Air transport operations - smaller aeroplanes, Minor, Beech Aircraft Corp, Austrek Aviation Pty Ltd
AO-2024-051
Bankstown forced landing likely after fuel starvation due to low quantity, unbalanced flight
A Cessna 210 was force landed on a Bankstown Airport taxiway, likely after a low amount of fuel combined with unbalanced flight to starve the engine, an Australian Transport Safety Bureau…
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