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Collision of passenger train 8185 with level crossing gates, Lydiard Street North, Ballarat, Victoria, on 30 May 2020
8185, Substantial, Southern Cross Station, Melbourne, Victoria, Level Crossing, Wendouree, Ballarat, Victoria, V/Line, Passenger service
RO-2020-007
Uncontrolled runaway and derailment of banking locomotives, Kankool, New South Wales, on 3 June 2020
AZBK, Substantial, Chilcotts Creek, New South Wales, Derailment, Chilcotts Creek, New South Wales, Aurizon, Banking
RO-2020-008
Loss of containers overboard from APL England, 46 NM south-east of Sydney, New South Wales, on 24 May 2020
Ningbo, China, Melbourne, Australia, APL England, Container, Singapore, 9218650, Substantial, Cargo shift, Commercial, cargo, ANL Australia (part of the CMA CGM Group)
351-MO-2020-002
Near hit with rail worker by passenger train 283D, Dora Creek, New South Wales, on 9 May 2020
283D, Nil, Newcastle, New South Wales, Safe Working Irregularity/Breach, Sydney, New South Wales, NSW TrainLink, Passenger
RO-2020-006
Collision with terrain involving amateur-built Osprey 2 amphibian aircraft, VH-WID, near Maitland Airport, New South Wales, on 17 May 2020
Maitland Airport, New South Wales, Maitland Airport, New South Wales, Osprey 2 Amphibian, WJC 003, Piston, VH-WID, Private, Destroyed, Amateur Built Aircraft
AO-2020-028
Aircraft loading and in-flight controllability issue involving Fairchild SA227, VH-HPE, Rockhampton Airport, Queensland, on 11 May 2020
Rockhampton, Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, SA227-DC, DC-823B, Turboprop, VH-HPE, Air Transport Low Capacity, Nil, Fairchild Industries Inc, Toll Aviation
AO-2020-027
Partial crew incapacitation involving Cessna 172, VH-YXZ, 44 km south of Adelaide Airport, South Australia, 22 December 2019
Parafield, South Australia, Parafield, South Australia, 172R, 17280885, Piston, VH-YXZ, Aerial Work, Nil, Cessna Aircraft Company, Bruce Hartwig Flying School
AO-2020-026
Near collisions involving Piper PA-28-151, VH-SEW; Cessna 172, VH-JBC; and Cessna 182, VH-BMS overhead Parramatta, New South Wales, on 15 April 2020
Camden, New South Wales, Camden, New South Wales, PA-28-151, 28-7415541, Piston, VH-SEW, Private, Nil, Piper Aircraft Corp
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Camden, New South Wales, Cessnock, New South Wales, 172S, 172S8377, Piston, Flying Training, Nil, Cessna Aircraft Company, The Scout Association of Australia
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Bankstown, New South Wales, Bankstown, New South Wales, 182, 18262414, Piston, VH-BMS, Flying Training, Nil, Cessna Aircraft Company
AO-2020-024
Level crossing collision between freight train 5KQ7 and a road coach, at Norlane, Victoria, on 2 April 2020
5KQ7, Minor, Murtoa, Victoria, Collision, Werris Creek, New South Wales, Pacific National, Grain train (freight) service
RO-2020-004
Uncontained battery failure involving Sydney Light Rail Vehicle 053, Randwick LRV Depot, New South Wales, on 3 April 2020
LRV053/054, Substantial, Explosion, Sydney Light Rail, Light Rail Vehicle
RO-2020-005