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Concern regarding marine pilots experiencing high and prolonged fatigue levels
RM2023-00001
Safety culture concerns within [Operator's] Part 145 Approved Maintenance Organisation
RA2023-00075
Collision with building involving Robinson R44 II, VH-ERH, at Cairns, Queensland, on 12 August 2024
Cairns Airport, R44 II, 12465, Helicopter, VH-ERH, Destroyed, Robinson Helicopter Co
AO-2024-046
Cairns helicopter accident
UPDATED 1545: The ATSB has commenced a transport safety investigation into Monday morning’s helicopter accident in Cairns. At about 0154, the Robinson R44 helicopter collided with a hotel building, and the sole occupant of the helicopter was fatally injured. The helicopter was destroyed by impact forces and fire. A team of three transport safety investigators from the ATSB’s Brisbane office, with experience in aircraft operations and maintenance, arrived in Cairns on late Monday morning to commence the evidence collection phase of the investigation. The ATSB asks anyone who may have witnessed…
R22 tail assembly separation after failure of tail rotor tip cap adhesive bond highlights importance of visual inspections for corrosion
The empennage and tail rotor gearbox of a Robinson R22 helicopter separated during a low hover after a tail rotor blade tip cap detached due to a moisture-induced adhesive bond failure, an…
Always expect the unexpected train at level crossings
All road users are reminded to ‘Expect the unexpected – watch out for trains’ when approaching level crossings, particularly when driving in regional areas where a large proportion of…
Runway incursion involving Bombardier DHC-8-402, VH-QOD and a Piper PA-28, VH-XDK, at Wagga Wagga Airport, New South Wales, on 15 July 2024
Wagga Wagga Airport, DHC-8-402, 4123, Turboprop, VH-QOD, Part 121 Air transport operations - larger aeroplanes, Nil, Bombardier Inc, Sunstate Airlines (QLD) Pty. Limited
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Wagga Wagga Airport, Wagga Wagga Airport, PA-28-161, 2842304, Piston, VH-XDK, Part 91 General operating and flight rules, Nil, Piper Aircraft Corp, Australian Airline Pilot Academy Pty Ltd
AO-2024-041
E190 airliner’s high rate of descent highlights importance of monitoring autoflight system modes
An Embraer 190 airliner’s high rate of descent while on approach to Alice Springs reinforces the importance to flight crews of continuous attention to their aircraft’s selected autoflight…
Accredited Representative to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vanuatu investigation – Collision with terrain involving Britten-Norman BN2A-20, YJ-AT2, near Port Vila, Vanuatu, on 15 July 2024
BN2A-20, Piston, YJ-AT2, Destroyed, Britten Norman, Air Taxi Vanuatu
AA-2024-008
Technical assistance to the Transportation Safety Board investigation of a collision between passenger train 3353 and empty train 3021, Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 10 May 2024
RE-2024-001