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ATSB releases Port Phillip Bay jet mid-air collision preliminary report
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released a preliminary report into its ongoing investigation of a mid-air collision involving two jet trainer aircraft over Port Phillip Bay, south…
Don’t Push It, DON'T GO – the dangers of VFR into IMC
Twenty-one people were fatally injured in nine aircraft accidents in the last 10 years where pilots had flown into cloud, fog or darkness when they did not have the proficiency to do so, Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) figures show. A total of 101 occurrences of visual flight rules (VFR) pilots inadvertently flying into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) in Australian airspace were reported to the ATSB in the decade from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2019. Of those occurrences, nine were accidents resulting in 21 deaths. “These concerning…
Effective risk management of inadvertent entry into IMC relies on multiple layers of controls, ATSB Mt Disappointment investigation highlights
The ATSB investigation into an Airbus EC130 helicopter accident on Mount Disappointment highlights that the effective management of the risk of inadvertent entry into instrument…
Engine malfunction and runway overrun involving Cessna 208, VH-NWJ, at Lizard Island, Queensland, on 8 January 2024
Lizard Island Airport, Cairns Airport, 208B, 208B2161, Turboprop, VH-NWJ, Part 135 Air transport operations - smaller aeroplanes, Substantial, Cessna Aircraft Company, Townsville Airlines Pty Ltd
AO-2024-001
Level crossing collision between freight train 7SP5 and a truck at the Barrier Highway level crossing, near Cutana, South Australia, 31 December 2023
7SP5, Freight, Substantial, Sydney, Level Crossing, Perth, Pacific National
RO-2023-009
Interim transport safety report one year on from Gold Coast helicopter collision
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released an interim report detailing contextual information established as part of its ongoing investigation into the mid-air collision between two…
Barrier Highway level crossing accident and freight train derailment     
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has commenced a transport safety investigation into the level crossing accident involving a freight train and a truck on the Barrier Highway, South Australia, on Sunday morning. The ATSB is deploying Adelaide-based transport safety investigators, with experience in train and railway operations, to the accident site. As part of their evidence collection activities investigators will examine the level crossing infrastructure and rollingstock, interview involved parties and any witnesses, examine truck and train operational…
Points not set for intended route prior to tram collision
Two trams collided at the intersection of Victoria Parade and Nicholson Street in Melbourne, after a set of points turned one tram off its intended course and into the path of the other, a…
Preliminary report details pilot launch grounding at Port Phillip Heads
A transport safety investigation is continuing into the grounding and wreck of the pilot launch PV Corsair off Point Lonsdale, Victoria, with early evidence published in a preliminary report…
Plan continuation bias probably influenced decision to continue flight despite forecast unsuitable weather conditions
Plan continuation bias probably influenced a pilot’s decision to continue their visual flight rules flight despite forecast unsuitable weather prior to a controlled flight into terrain…