The ATSB collects, holds and uses a range of information for the purposes of improving transport safety. The ATSB is a part of Australia's aviation safety system, and the information gathered by the ATSB may be provided to other agencies for the specific purpose of maintaining and improving aviation safety. It is an additional legislative function for the ATSB to cooperate with these agencies.
Safety concern regarding the conduct of circuit operations by [Operator's] aircraft operating at [Location] aerodrome
Typically, the ATSB safety reporting team receives more than 17,000 notifications of safety occurrences each year, spread over aviation, marine and rail.
While there may be duplicate notifications of the same occurrence and many of the notifications submitted are about matters not required to be reported under the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003, each one is reviewed and recorded.
The level of investigative response is determined by resource availability and factors such as those detailed below. These factors (expressed in no particular order) may vary in the degree to which they influence ATSB decisions to investigate and respond. Factors include:
The ATSB will release a final report at the conclusion of an investigation, detailing contributing factors, safety issues and other findings. However, at any time during the course of an investigation, should we uncover safety critical information we will immediately share that with relevant parties so they can take appropriate safety action.
Depending on the complexity of the occurrence and the scope of the investigation, the ATSB may also publish preliminary and interim reports.
