Discontinued
Section 21 (2) of the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003 (TSI Act) empowers the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) to discontinue an investigation into a transport safety matter at any time. Section 21 (3) of the TSI Act requires the ATSB to publish a statement setting out the reasons for discontinuing an investigation.
On 15 October 2014, the ATSB commenced an investigation into a reported vertical speed exceedance involving an Embraer ERJ 190, VH-ZPN, near Hobart Airport, Tasmania on 1 October 2014.
Examination of the information collected during the investigation indicated that the aircraft did not exceed the allowable vertical speed and that the event did not constitute a Transport Safety Matter under the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003.
On that basis, the ATSB has decided to discontinue the investigation.
Occurrence summary
| Investigation number | AO-2014-165 |
|---|---|
| Occurrence date | 01/10/2014 |
| Location | near Hobart Airport |
| State | Tasmania |
| Report release date | 20/10/2014 |
| Report status | Discontinued |
| Investigation type | Occurrence Investigation |
| Investigation status | Discontinued |
| Mode of transport | Aviation |
| Aviation occurrence category | Control - Other |
| Occurrence class | Incident |
| Highest injury level | None |
Aircraft details
| Manufacturer | Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De Aeronautica |
|---|---|
| Model | ERJ 190-100 IGW |
| Registration | VH-ZPN |
| Serial number | 19000312 |
| Aircraft operator | Virgin Australia |
| Sector | Jet |
| Operation type | Air Transport High Capacity |
| Departure point | Melbourne, Vic. |
| Destination | Hobart, Tas. |
| Damage | Nil |