Technical assistance to the Defence Flight Safety Bureau investigation of ARH Tiger helicopter hard landing, Timber Creek, Northern Territory, on 16 July 2025

AE-2025-002

Summary

On 16 July 2025, a Defence ARH Tiger helicopter experienced a hard landing at Timber Creek, Northern Territory.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is providing technical assistance to the ongoing Defence Flight Safety Bureau (DFSB) investigation.

To facilitate this support and to provide the appropriate protections for the information, the ATSB commenced an investigation under the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003.

Occurrence summary

Investigation number AE-2025-002
Occurrence date 16/07/2025
Location Timber Creek
State Northern Territory
Investigation type External Investigation
Investigation phase Final report: Approval
Mode of transport Aviation
Aviation occurrence category Hard landing