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Cabin pressurisation fault involving Saab 340B, VH-VEZ, 20 km south-west of Goulburn, New South Wales, on 25 March 2023
Canberra Airport, Australian Capital Territory, Sydney Airport, New South Wales, 340, 340B-450, VH-VEZ, Part 121 Air transport operations - larger aeroplanes, Minor, Saab Aircraft Co., VEE H AVIATION PTY LTD
AO-2023-012
Helicopter’s collision with suburban rooftops after engine power loss highlights importance of forward planning
Key points Student pilot did not immediately identify an engine power loss, which limited the opportunities for a safe forced landing; Helicopter impacted the roof of a house…
Preliminary report details evidence gathered from Wedderburn Glasair aircraft accident
Key points A pilot and passenger were fatally injured when their amateur-built Glasair aircraft collided with terrain in Sydney’s south-west; Preliminary report details factual…
ATSB details timeline of bulk ship’s propulsion failure off Port Kembla
Key points ATSB interim report details timeline of events around propulsion failure of bulk carrier Portland Bay off Port Kembla, NSW, in July 2022. ATSB will now review and…
Loss of control and collision with terrain involving Cirrus SR22, VH-XGR, at Bankstown Airport, New South Wales, on 17 March 2023
Southport Aerodrome, Queensland, Bankstown Aerodrome, New South Wales, SR22, 3494, VH-XGR, Part 91 General operating and flight rules, Substantial, Cirrus Design Corporation, LIZERO PTY LIMITED
AO-2023-011
Weather, training and procedures among considerations in on-going investigation into Cessna 210’s in-flight break-up
Key points Preliminary report details factual information gathered in the investigation’s early evidence collection phase; Satellite imagery showed the formation of a…
Descent below minima landing incident highlights importance of operator risk controls for unforecast weather
Key points Fokker 100 landed in low cloud with the flight crew not visually acquiring the runway until below the minimum descent altitude to continue the approach; Aircraft fuel…
Devonport collision highlights importance of bridge resource management
Key points Bulk carrier collided with and sank two moored tugs during a turn at Devonport, Tasmania; Neither the ship’s master nor the second mate had undertaken bridge resource…
Depressurisation incident highlights the importance of prioritising the use of oxygen when there is a risk of hypoxia, effective mitigations for known design limitations
Conflicting information due to a known design limitation, unclear guidance in the flight crew techniques manual, and distractions contributed to the flight crew of an Airbus A330 delaying the…
Hard landing involving Boeing 737-8FE, VH-YQR, Sydney Airport, New South Wales, on 10 March 2023
Brisbane Airport, Queensland, Sydney Airport, New South Wales, 737-8FE, 41011, Jet, VH-YQR, Part 121 Air transport operations - larger aeroplanes, Nil, The Boeing Company, VIRGIN AUSTRALIA AIRLINES PTY LTD
AO-2023-010