The final report into a 2016 helicopter accident highlights the importance of impact-activated GPS encoded emergency locator transmitters (ELTS).
The accident occurred on 18…
The ATSB has released its interim report into a signal passed at danger resulting in a near-miss between two suburban passenger trains at Bowen Hills, Queensland, on 10 January 2018.…
Multiple factors combined to result in an incident in which a container on a freight train collided with station infrastructure.
The ATSB’s investigation into the incident yielded…
The latest breakdown of aviation wildlife strikes around Australia shows the importance of timely and thorough reporting to the ATSB, with 2017 showing the highest number on record.
Between 2008 and…
Pilots should avoid deteriorating weather by conducting thorough pre-flight planning, a new ATSB report notes.
A Cessna 172 was flying from Queensland to New South Wales when it…
In a concerted effort to maintain Australia’s world-leading safety record, Australia’s three government aviation agencies are hosting the inaugural FlySafe 2019 Aviation Safety Forum at the…
The ATSB is reminding pilots of the limitations of the see-and-avoid principle, and encourages the use of airborne collision avoidance system (ACAS) technology after two Cessnas were involved…
The ATSB is urging pilots to study all available weather information when preparing for a flight. This important safety message comes from the investigation into the hard landing of a balloon…
A fatal collision with terrain at a private airfield has highlighted the importance of obtaining all relevant information about local wind conditions before commencing an approach.…
The ATSB has released a research report outlining the results of a survey on experiences with fatigue by commercial pilots in Australia.
The research report, Fatigue experience and…
