Summary
At about 0650 local time on 7 February 2024 at Timaru Aerodrome, New Zealand, a Q300 passenger aircraft, registration ZK-NEF, aborted an attempted take-off at speed and stopped at the end of the runway. There were no injuries and there was no reported damage to the plane.
The New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) investigated this occurrence. TAIC requested assistance from the ATSB to download the aircraft’s cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and flight data recorder (FDR) to assist its investigation.
To facilitate this support and to provide the appropriate protections for the information, the ATSB appointed an accredited representative in accordance with paragraph 5.23 of the International Civil Aviation Organization Annex 13 and commenced an investigation under the Australian Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003.
The CVR and FDR were successfully downloaded at the ATSB’s technical facilities in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, on 14 April 2024. The audio files and flight data were provided to TAIC for use in its investigation.
TAIC published an investigation report on this event on 14 May 2026. The final report is available here.
Occurrence summary
| Investigation number | AA-2024-001 |
|---|---|
| Occurrence date | 07/02/2024 |
| Location | Timaru Aerodrome |
| State | International |
| Investigation type | Accredited Representative |
| Investigation status | Completed |
| Mode of transport | Aviation |
| Aviation occurrence category | Rejected take-off |
| Occurrence class | Technical Analysis |
| Highest injury level | None |