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Aircraft's approach toward the taxiway and then deviation past the C152's position to the runway. Sun glare contributed to PC-12 aligning to land on a taxiway Read more
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A satellite image overlaid with the recorded flight path of VH-YIL during the approach. The significant events of the approach are annotated. Missed approach not conducted for unstable approach Read more
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AO-2025-054 Fuel starvation event involving Cessna T210M, VH-LLM, near Darwin Airport, Northern Territory, on 8 September 2025 Read more
AE-2025-003 Collision with terrain involving Alexander Schleicher AS 33 Me, VH-8SP, near McCaffrey Field, Queensland, on 30 July 2025 Read more
AA-2025-001 Accredited Representative to the Transport Accident Investigation Commission investigation of engine shutdown and diversion involving Boeing 787-9, ZK-NZR, near Flinders Island, Tasmania, on 14 August 2025 Read more
AA-2025-003 Accredited Representative to the Indonesian NTSC – Collision with terrain involving Airbus Helicopters MBB BK117 D3, PK-RGH, Mantewe District, Tanah Bumbu Regency, South Kalimantan, Indonesia, on 1 September 2025 Read more
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New rail investigations

RO-2025-006 Level crossing collision between passenger train DB09 and B-double truck near Runcorn, Queensland, on 14 August 2025 Read more
RO-2025-005 Derailment of train TD1094, Clifton Hill, Victoria, on 13 July 2025 Read more
RO-2025-004 Train separation and runaway involving freight train 1WB7, Eastwood, New South Wales, on 6 July 2025 Read more
RO-2025-002 Safeworking irregularity involving V/Line passenger train 8076, Gisborne, Victoria, on 11 March 2025 Read more
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New marine investigations

MO-2025-010 Propulsion failure of Basic Victory, near the coast, 33 km north of Newcastle, New South Wales, on 30 July 2025 Read more
MO-2025-009 Loss of steering on board RORO/passenger ship Matthew Flinders III, north of Waterhouse Island, Tasmania, on 24 July 2025 Read more
MO-2025-007 Propulsion failure of FMG Nicola, Port Hedland, Western Australia, on 7 February 2025 Read more
MO-2025-006 Crew injury in the engine room of RTM Weipa, off Gove, Northern Territory on 23 June 2025 Read more
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AO-2023-001-SI-09
Implementation of helicopters without change management
MO-2022-006-SI-06
Process for issuing directions
AO-2023-001-SI-07
Focus of the SMS
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