Safeskies 2003 - Maintaining the Focus: The ATSB Perspective
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Thank you, Mr Chairman and good morning ladies and gentlemen.
[slide 1] Note: Presentation slide references.
Thank you, Mr Chairman and good morning ladies and gentlemen.
A media conference presenting the ATSB's investigation findings and recommendations on the 26 September 2002 accident of Piper Cherokee Six registration VH-MAR in which the pilot and five passengers were fatally injured will be held at 11.00 am, Thursday 18 March 2004.
In releasing our final investigation report the ATSB's hope is that this tragic accident should be a reminder for all pilots of the dangers of controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) especially during approach and landing in dark night conditions and at times of inclement weather with reduced visib
A media conference discussing the fatal helicopter accident on 22 November 2004 near Dubbo in New South Wales will be held today, Tuesday 23 November 2004.
The ATSB investigation has classified the airspace incident near Launceston on 24 December as a 'serious incident' and has recommended a review of certain aspects of NAS airspace implementation in Class E airspace including education, training and chart frequency material.
The ATSB's final investigation report has found that a Boeing 737 passenger aircraft that overran the runway in Darwin in June 2002 did so because of a high approach speed, an inaccurate and unstabilised approach, and poor crew resource management.
A final ATSB investigation report into a serious incident involving a Saab passenger flight in June 2002 has found that pilots lost control because of low airspeed, airframe icing and the operation of the aircraft autopilot system, and that they did not receive a prior stall warning.
Speech delivered to Asia-Pacific Coroners' Conference, Hobart,
Tasmania on ATSB fatality investigations in Australia and the Asia
Pacific by Mr Kym Bills, Executive Director, Australian Transport
Safety Bureau.
Presentation given to Waypoint 2007 on Investigation and data
issues.
The ATSB supports safety recommendations the SA Coroner has made today that reinforce those by the ATSB, but disagrees with some of the Coroner's key conclusions.