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Fumes event involving Cessna 404, VH-LAD, near Moranbah, Queensland, on 11 April 2024
Emerald Airport, Emerald Airport, 404, 4040224, Piston, VH-LAD, Part 138 Aerial work operations, Nil, Cessna Aircraft Company, Aero Logistics Pty Ltd
AO-2024-029
Engine malfunction involving Bell Helicopter 47G-5A, 30 NM east-north-east of East Kimberley Regional Airport, Western Australia, on 8 February 2024
AB-2024-003
Increased pilot workload during Parafield descent below minimum safe altitude incident
A Beech Baron’s descent below minimum altitude on approach to Adelaide’s Parafield Airport highlights to pilots the importance of vigilance of their aircraft’s altitude and workload…
Overspeed of Train 805K, near Blacktown, New South Wales, on 21 April 2024
805K, Passenger - metropolitan, Penrith, NSW, Safe Working Irregularity/Breach, Berowra (Via Central), NSW, Sydney Trains, Passenger Service
RO-2024-003
Near collision highlights how line of sight limitations make non-mandatory radio calls essential
The pilots of two aircraft had incorrect mental models of local traffic when their aircraft took off from intersecting runways at the same time, an ATSB final report details. During…
Propeller strap missed during aircraft preparation embedded in fuselage during take-off
A propeller strap that became embedded in a Saab 340 regional airliner’s cabin on take‑off from Canberra in November 2022 had been left in place, unnoticed, during preflight preparations, an…
ATSB urges proactive approach to replacing elastomer components after O-ring failure contributed to Luskintyre in-flight fire accident
Piston aircraft operators and maintainers are urged to proactively replace O-ring seals within fluid-carrying components of their aircraft before they naturally deteriorate from age, after a…
On condition? Replacing O-ring seals before age catches up.
AO-2022-049
Safety Advisory Notice To registered operators and maintenance organisations of piston engine aircraft A proactive approach to replacing O-ring seals before they deteriorate to the point of failure, may avoid fluid leakage that on this occasion led to an in-flight, fuel-fed, engine fire. What happened On 17 October 2022, at about 1345, the pilot of a Mooney Aircraft Corporation M20J aircraft, registered VH‑UDQ, departed Maitland Airport, NSW for a local flight before heading to Luskintyre Airfield, NSW. After the aircraft completed an…
Technical assistance to Gliding Australia – Collision with terrain involving Grob – Burkhart Flugzeugbau G109B glider, VH-GUM, at Mount Beauty, Victoria on 27 April 2024
G109B, 6222, Sport and recreational, VH-GUM, Part 103 Sport and recreational aircraft, Grob - Burkhart Flugzeugbau
AE-2024-004
Collision with terrain involving Oficinas Gerais de Material Aeronautico DHC-1 MK 22 Chipmunk, VH-POR, at Jandakot Airport, Western Australia, on 26 April 2024
Jandakot Airport, WA, Jandakot Airport, WA, DHC-1 MK 22, OGMA 44, Piston, VH-POR, Part 91 General operating and flight rules, Substantial
AO-2024-013