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Rail safety investigations in Australia
ATSB rail investigations The ATSB conducts independent ‘no blame’ rail safety investigations in accordance with the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003 (TSI Act) and does not investigate for the purpose of taking administrative, regulatory or criminal action. When the ATSB investigates an accident or incident, investigators will seek to determine its circumstances, identify any safety issues and learnings to influence change and improve safety.  The aim of all ATSB investigations is to prevent the occurrence of other accidents and incidents,…
Taxiing collision involving a Bombardier DHC-8-300, Minderoo Aircraft Landing Area, Western Australia, on 23 August 2024
AB-2025-004
Missed checklist items increased workload, led to descent below lowest safe altitude
Regional operator Skippers Aviation has taken safety action after a Fairchild Metro 23 twin⁠-⁠turboprop airliner descended below the lowest safe altitude while its crew responded to smoke in…
In-flight fire involving Cirrus SR22, VH-DCB, 28 km east of Nyngan Airport, New South Wales, on 24 January 2025
Gold Coast Airport, Qld, Mildura Airport, Vic., SR22, 4651, Piston, VH-DCB, Part 91 General operating and flight rules, Minor, Cirrus Design Corporation
AO-2025-004
In-flight window failure involving an Airbus AS350, abeam Rockhampton Airport, Queensland, on 10 December 2024
AB-2025-003
Identification, risk assessment of hazards improved after Brisbane container ship breakaways during flooding event
Two separate breakaways of container ships berthed at the Port of Brisbane after heavy rains highlight the importance of robust emergency and risk management arrangements, according to an…
Ongoing Super Puma helicopter accident investigation identifies fractured tail rotor pitch change control sleeve
The ATSB’s investigation of a Super Puma helicopter accident is seeking to determine the factors that contributed to the fracturing of the pitch change control sleeve, which manipulates the…
Accident to De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, VH-AAO near Woolbrook NSW on 21 January 1962
The cause of this accident has not been determined but the most likely explanation is that the pilot inadvertently allowed the aircraft to stall in a turn at low level over rising terrain.
Missed incorrect flap setting for performance-limited Dash 8 take-off from Horn Island
Although following standard pre-flight checks and crosschecks, the crew of a Dash 8 did not identify that the wrong flap setting was selected for a performance-limited take-off from Horn…
VFR into IMC involving Piper PA-28-181, VH-BTN, about 11.5 km north-west of Bankstown Airport, New South Wales, on 15 January 2025
Bankstown Airport, NSW, Orange Airport, NSW, PA-28-181, 2843564, Piston, VH-BTN, Part 91 General operating and flight rules, Nil, Piper Aircraft Corp, Vectra Holdings Pty Ltd
AO-2025-003