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Drive belt tensioning motor failure involving Robinson R44, VH-ZUJ, at Hamilton Island Airport, Queensland, on 8 January 2023

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Accident and incident reporting requirements have been updated

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Sydney TCU staffing and operational concerns

Concern summary

Sydney Terminal Control Unit staffing and operational concerns

Mode

Aviation

Date reported

15/07/2022

REPCON number

RA2022-00045

Descent below minimum altitude involving British Aerospace BAE 146, VH-SFV, 15 km south of Rockhampton Airport, Queensland, on 5 January 2023

Read more about Descent below minimum altitude involving British Aerospace BAE 146, VH-SFV, 15 km south of Rockhampton Airport, Queensland, on 5 January 2023

Runway excursions: Part 1 - A worldwide review of commercial jet aircraft runway excursions

02/04/2009

Pylon support link assembly fracture involving Bell 206L-3, VH-JSU, 60 km south-west of Deniliquin Aerodrome, New South Wales, on 9 December 2022

Read more about Pylon support link assembly fracture involving Bell 206L-3, VH-JSU, 60 km south-west of Deniliquin Aerodrome, New South Wales, on 9 December 2022

Midair collision involving Eurocopter EC130 B4, VH-XH9, and Eurocopter EC130 B4, VH-XKQ, Main Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland, on 2 January 2023

Read more about Midair collision involving Eurocopter EC130 B4, VH-XH9, and Eurocopter EC130 B4, VH-XKQ, Main Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland, on 2 January 2023

Gold Coast helicopter mid-air collision

The following statement can be attributed to ATSB Chief Commissioner Angus Mitchell 

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Collision with terrain involving Stoddard Hamilton Aircraft Glasair Super II FT, N600, near Wedderburn Airport, New South Wales, on 26 December 2022

Read more about Collision with terrain involving Stoddard Hamilton Aircraft Glasair Super II FT, N600, near Wedderburn Airport, New South Wales, on 26 December 2022

Appin NSW aircraft accident

Released: 26 December 2022

The following statement can be attributed to ATSB Chief Commissioner Angus Mitchell:

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