An ATSB safety advisory notice urges Robinson helicopter pilots to avoid mechanical turbulence wherever possible, and to reduce airspeed where it is unavoidable. The safety advisory…
AO-2023-051
Safety Advisory Notice To Robinson Helicopter pilots and operators Although further analysis is required to establish the contributing factors in this accident, the circumstances as far as they are known at this time suggest that the helicopter encountered turbulence, followed by a low‑g condition immediately prior to the in‑flight break‑up. The ATSB therefore considers it prudent to draw attention to Robinson’s advice regarding flight in turbulent conditions and avoidance/recovery from low‑g flight until such time as the factors that contributed to this…
Geraldton Airport, Western Australia, Abrolhos East Wallabi Island, Western Australia, A36, E-540, Piston, VH-CKX, Part 135 Air transport operations - smaller aeroplanes, Nil, Beech Aircraft Corp, Shine Aviation Service
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Geraldton Airport, Western Australia, Cobra Station, Western Australia, SA226-TC, TC-326, Turboprop, VH-KGX, Part 135 Air transport operations - smaller aeroplanes, Nil, Fairchild Industries Inc, Casair Pty Ltd
AO-2024-009
A Cirrus SR22 landing accident at Bankstown Airport highlights both the hazards of inadvertent discharge of rocket-propelled parachute recovery systems to first responders and the challenges…
Bathurst Airport, Bankstown Airport, 500-S, 3258, Piston, VH-MEH, Part 135 Air transport operations - smaller aeroplanes, Nil, Aero Commander, General Aviation Maintenance Pty Ltd
AO-2024-008
The pilot of an R22 helicopter that collided with terrain south of Katherine in December 2023 had taken off after last light without the qualifications to fly at night and their helicopter…
A Singapore Airlines Airbus A350 was about to be pushed back from the gate at Brisbane’s international terminal on 27 May 2022 when a refueller in an adjacent bay noticed covers were still…
The pilot of a single-engine Rockwell Commander aircraft that impacted the water following fuel starvation had not completed all pre-take-off checks including fuel tank…
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released a preliminary report from its ongoing investigation into a Cessna 172 light aircraft accident near Camden Airport, in south-west Sydney in…