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Report title image Multiple safety actions taken in response to Weipa train collision Read more
Approach to runway 10 King Air lands off runway surface during visual approach Read more
Figure 7: Circuit breaker and instrument panel of an exemplar B58 showing the position of wiring looms. Lessons for operators and maintainers from in-flight fire accident investigation Read more
Figure 1: The fan shaft and associated components removed from VH-VTB Brief, loud grinding noises precipitated tail rotor driveshaft failure Read more
Figure 5: Left main landing gear tyre marks   Parking brake likely not fully released prior to rejected take-off Read more
Figure 2: Main deck cargo smoke detector panel (view from left seat) 737 freighter failed to pressurise due to normalised but unauthorised practice Read more

New aviation investigations

AO-2023-024 Collision with terrain involving Magni M16C Tandem gyroplane, registered G1850, while avoiding Extra EA 300L, VH-IOG at Lake Macquarie Airport, New South Wales on 12 May 2023 Read more
AO-2023-023 Runway incursion involving Diamond Aircraft DA40, registration VH-ERE, at Sunshine Coast Airport, Queensland on 7 May 2023 Read more
AO-2023-022 Close proximity involving Boeing 737, VH-VZM, and Boeing 737, VH-VZW, near Sydney Airport, NSW on 29 April 2023 Read more
AO-2023-021 Engine failure or malfunction involving Piper Aircraft Corp PA-28-181, registration VH-FEY, 12 NM WSW Jandakot Airport, WA on 20 April 2023 Read more
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New rail investigations

RO-2023-004 Signal CS025 passed at danger involving train number TE43 between Fortitude Valley and Bowen Hills, Queensland on 24 May 2023 Read more
RO-2023-003 Level crossing collision between truck and train at South Geelong on 3 April 2023 Read more
RO-2023-002 Collision and derailment between trains 1150 and T296, Port Botany, New South Wales, on 13 January 2023 Read more
RO-2023-001 Derailment of freight train 82P7 and subsequent collision with coal train 9F02, near Marmor, Queensland, on 29 January 2023 Read more
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New marine investigations

MO-2023-001 Grounding of World Diana in Bunbury, Western Australia, on 22 April 2023 Read more
MO-2022-007 Grounding of Hagen Oldendorff Port Hedland, Western Australia, 9 April 2022 Read more
MO-2022-006 Propulsion failure of Portland Bay, off Port Kembla, New South Wales, 4 July 2022 Read more
MO-2022-005 Near-miss grounding of Rosco Poplar, off Bond Reef, Hydrographers Passage, Queensland, 4 May 2022 Read more
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Outstanding Safety Issues

AO-2022-007-SI-01 Inappropriate use of the visual approach in marginal weather
AO-2022-007-SI-01 Inappropriate use of the visual approach in marginal weather
AO-2020-059-SI-01 Sample operations manual
AO-2021-005-SI-04 Mitigations to CPC design limitation

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