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Safety action underway to address airliner separation event
Several safety actions been made or are planned in response to a close proximity event between two 737 aircraft at Sydney Airport last year, an Australian Transport Safety Bureau final report…
Collision with terrain involving Cessna 172S, VH-CPQ, 3.5 km west of Camden Airport, New South Wales, on 24 January 2024
Camden Aerodrome, Camden Aerodrome, 172S, 172S8629, Piston, VH-CPQ, Part 91 General operating and flight rules, Destroyed, Cessna Aircraft Company, Altocap Pty Ltd
AO-2024-002
Concern regarding track condition of the [Location] railway
RR2022-00035
Passenger movement in the cabin with the seatbelt sign illuminated
RA2022-00064
Errors in NOTAM times
RA2023-00081
Track work findings from Mount Rainbow derailment
An Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigation into a derailment in Central Queensland has made a range of findings related to procedures during and after track disturbance maintenance…
Camden light aircraft accident
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has commenced a transport safety investigation into a collision with terrain accident involving a Cessna 172 aircraft near Camden Airport, on Wednesday afternoon. Shortly after take-off from Camden, the aircraft descended and collided with terrain approximately 3 km west of the airport while conducting circuit operations. The ATSB will deploy a team of transport safety investigators from its Canberra and Brisbane offices, specialising in aeronautical engineering, aircraft maintenance and operations. Investigators will conduct a range of evidence-…
Multiple safety factors identified, and safety actions taken in response to Dombarton runaway and derailment
A transport safety investigation has concluded ineffective braking, caused by several factors, contributed to the runaway and subsequent high-speed derailment of almost 40 loaded grain wagons…
Support for ATSB family members
Free mental health and wellbeing support for family members The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is committed to providing its employees and their families with support to help them look after their own and their family’s wellbeing. TELUS Health – the ATSB’s Employee Assistance Provider ATSB Employee Assistance Provider (EAP) health and wellbeing services for staff and their families are now provided by TELUS Health. The TELUS Health service model includes online cognitive behavioural therapy as well as access to free and confidential in-person…
Non-compliance with En Route Supplement Australia (ERSA) SP 7 - Ayers Rock
RA2023-00085
The ATSB has consulted with the local scenic operators on the concerns raised. Some operators acknowledge they fly the procedure at a higher altitude in order to increase separation as they are operating a slower aircraft. All local operators acknowledge it would be beneficial for the reverse procedure to be published in ERSA particularly for the benefit of itinerant pilots not familiar with the procedure.