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Loss of separation assurance - VH-EBE/VH-TQL, Airbus A330/De Havilland DHC-8, 28 km N Cairns Aerodrome, 21 March 2012 AO-2012-054 Discontinued
Runway excursion - Aircraft unknown, Williamtown Airport, New South Wales, on 21 March 2012 AO-2012-041 Final
ATC procedural error involving Piper PA34, VH-FEJ, 37 km south-west of Townsville, Queensland, on 14 March 2012 AO-2012-042 Final
Hard landing - Airbus A340-313X, CS-TQM, Darwin, Northern Territory, on 28 February 2012 AO-2012-036 Final
Collision with terrain - Robinson R22, VH-HRY, 95 km south-west of Springsure ALA, Queensland, on 21 February 2012 AO-2012-032 Final
Airspace related event - Piper PA-39, VH-ICS and a Pacific Aerospace CT/4B, VH-YCR, 15 km east of Gunnedah Airport, New South Wales, on 21 February 2012 AO-2012-033 Final
Loss of separation between aircraft in Australian airspace January 2008 to June 2012 AR-2012-034 Final
Aircraft control cable terminal fittings – ATSB technical examination AE-2012-028 Final
Loss of separation involving a Cessna 310, VH-XXT and a Cessna 210, VH-RQD, Darwin Airport, Northern Territory, on 17 February 2012 AO-2012-030 Final
Breakdown of separation between GAF Nomad N22C, VH-ATO and two Boeing 737s, VH-VZA and VH-TJY, 17 km north-east of Melbourne Airport, Victoria, on 16 February 2012 AO-2012-029 Final
Wheels-up landing involving Fairchild SA227-AT (Metro), VH-UZA, Brisbane Airport, Queensland, on 15 February 2012 AO-2012-024 Final
Descent below minimum safe altitude involving Boeing 737-476, VH-TJS, 21 km south of Canberra Airport, Australian Capital Territory, on 12 February 2012 AO-2012-040 Final
Inadvertent thrust lever asymmetry during the take-off roll involving an Airbus A320, VH-JQX, Sydney Airport, New South Wales, on 6 February 2012 AO-2012-022 Final
Loss of control involving Robinson R44, VH-COK, Jaspers Brush Aerodrome, New South Wales, on 4 February 2012 AO-2012-021 Final
Collision with terrain - De Havilland DH-82A, VH-GVA, Maryborough Airport, Victoria, on 27 January 2012 AO-2012-017 Final
Turbulence event - Boeing 737-81D, VH-YFC, near Sydney Airport, New South Wales, on 25 January 2012 AO-2012-015 Final
Potential power loss - Schweizer 300C, VH-FUJ, 19 km south of Long Hill (ALA), Tasmania, on 25 January 2012 AO-2012-016 Final
Breakdown of separation - Bombardier DHC-8-202, VH-ZZI and Pilatus PC-12/45, VH-MWO, near Broome Airport, Western Australia, on 25 January 2012 AO-2012-018 Final
Aircraft Separation - Robinson R44, VH-HYC and Piper PA-28-161, VH-TAK, 1.85 km north of Parramatta, New South Wales, on 23 January 2012 AO-2012-014 Final
Loss of separation between Airbus A320, 9V-TAZ and Airbus A340, A6-EHH, near TANEM, 907 km north-west of Karratha, Western Australia, on 18 January 2012 AO-2012-012 Final