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Devonport collision highlights importance of bridge resource management Devonport collision highlights importance of bridge resource management Read more
Cabin depressurisation involving Airbus A330, VH-EBK 235 NM (435 km) south-west of Adelaide, South Australia on 5 February 2021 Depressurisation incident highlights the importance of prioritising the use of oxygen Read more
Air Tractor stalled during tightening turn while repositioning for next spray run Air Tractor stalled during tightening turn while repositioning for next spray run Read more
Figure 4: No return decision point Partial power loss and collision with terrain Read more
Preliminary report released from on-going Gold Coast helicopter investigation Read more
Figure 2: Flight tracks of both aircraft during their departure from Sydney Changes underway after loss of separation after take-off from Sydney Read more

New aviation investigations

AO-2023-010 Hard landing involving Boeing 737-8FE, VH-YQR, Sydney Airport, New South Wales on 10 March 2023 Read more
AO-2023-009 Weather diversion from Sydney Airport to an emergency alternate involving Qantas B787-9 VH-ZNJ, on 18 February 2023 Read more
AA-2023-002 Collision with terrain involving Textron Aviation Cessna 340A, RP-C2080, Mount Mayon, Albay Province, Philippines, on 18 February 2023 Read more
AE-2023-001 Technical assistance to the Transport Accident Investigation Commission New Zealand investigation of a loss of control on the ground involving a Boeing 777 aircraft, ZK-OKN, at Auckland Airport, New Zealand on 27 January 2023 Read more
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New rail investigations

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
RO-2022-013 Derailment of freight train 4PM9 Inverleigh, Victoria, on 14 November 2022 Read more
RO-2022-011 Fatality on locomotive of train 4MB9 near Cullerin, New South Wales, on 25 August 2022 Read more
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New marine investigations

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
MO-2022-004 Breakaway incidents involving OOCL Brisbane and CMA CGM Bellini in the Port of Brisbane, Queensland on 16 May and 20 May 2022 respectively Read more
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Outstanding Safety Issues

AO-2021-005-SI-04 Mitigations to CPC design limitation
AO-2021-052-SI-01 Crash-resistant fuel system
AO-2021-038-RA-01 SFIS surveillance coverage
RO-2021-008-SI-04 Removal of repeat back requirement

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