Summary
Discontinued Investigation
Statement of Reasons
Occurrence investigations commenced from 1 July 2003 are initially categorised as category 4 unless agreed by the ATSB Executive to be above this level at the outset. As detailed in Section 21 (2) of the TSI Act 2003, the Executive Director is empowered to discontinue an investigation at any time. Section 21 (3) of the TSI Act 2003 requires the Executive Director to publish a statement setting out the reasons for discontinuing an investigation (commenced from 1 July 2003) within 28 days of discontinuing the investigation. To obtain a copy of the Brief Print Public for Discontinued Investigations prior to 1 July 2003.
Factaul Information
Information was provided to the ATSB indicating that the crew of a foreign registered Boeing 747 cargo aircraft conducted an emergency landing at Adelaide aerodrome on the morning of 9 February 2005, during the curfew period. Emergency services were placed on local standby and the aircraft landed at 0438 CSuT. The information included claims that the emergency was fuel related.
The ATSB commenced a category 4 investigation to determine if safety was compromised. Following a comprehensive assessment of available information, including air traffic control communications recordings, no safety issues were found to have been involved. When the aircraft landed, it contained fuel sufficient for about 100 minutes flight.
Status: Downgraded the occurrence to category 5 and investigation discontinued.
Occurrence summary
| Investigation number | 200500506 |
|---|---|
| Occurrence date | 09/02/2005 |
| Location | Adelaide, Aero. |
| Report release date | 10/02/2005 |
| Report status | Discontinued |
| Investigation type | Occurrence Investigation |
| Investigation status | Discontinued |
| Mode of transport | Aviation |
| Aviation occurrence category | Low fuel |
| Occurrence class | Incident |
| Highest injury level | None |
Aircraft details
| Manufacturer | The Boeing Company |
|---|---|
| Model | 747 |
| Registration | N715CK |
| Operation type | Charter |
| Destination | Adelaide |
| Damage | Nil |