On Wednesday, 18 November 2009, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) will be holding a media conference to accompany the release of its second interim factual Report into the in-flight upset involving Airbus A330-303 aircraft, registered VH-QPA that occurred 154 km west of Learmonth, WA on 7 October 2008. Mr Martin Dolan, Chief Commissioner of the Bureau, and Mr Ian Sangston, Director of Aviation Safety Investigations will discuss the Report…

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released a second Interim Factual report into the accident involving the Qantas Airbus A330-303 in-flight upset, 154 km west of Learmonth WA, on 7 October 2008. The report summarises new activities conducted since the first Interim Factual report that was released on 6 March 2009, and it should be read in conjunction with that…

The ATSB has found that the driver of a motor vehicle fatally injured in a collision with a train on 5 June 2006, was under the influence of cannabis and probably distracted by his mobile telephone at about the time of the accident. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released its report into the accident which occurred at a level crossing on Thurgoona Road on the northern outskirts of Albury at approximately 1:22 pm on 5 June 2006. The 1986 Holden Commodore drove at a steady speed of less than 60 km/h into the path of a Sydney bound CountryLink…

The Papua New Guinea Accident Investigation Commission (AIC) has released its Preliminary Factual report into the collision with terrain that occurred near Kokoda, Papua New Guinea on 11 August 2009, involving a De Havilland DH-6 Twin Otter aircraft, registration P2-MCB. The AIC is investigating this accident, together with support from the Papua New Guinea Department of Transport, in accordance with its obligations under Annex 13 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. The AIC requested the Australian…

On 20 October 2009, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) will be holding a media conference to accompany the release of its Transport Safety Investigation Preliminary report, MO-2009-008, into the collision between Silver Yang and Ella's Pink Lady. The incident occurred off Point Lookout, Queensland, on 9 September 2009. Mr Peter Foley, Director, Surface Safety Investigations will discuss the preliminary report, which is a statement…

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is investigating the collision between the bulk carrier Silver Yang and the yacht, Pink Lady. Mr Mike Squires, Acting Director of Surface Safety Investigations, confirmed the known details of the incident and outlined the investigation process at a media briefing held at Parliament House today, Wednesday, 9 September at 2.30pm. Two ATSB investigators departed for Queensland this morning to commence the investigation. Brisbane Water Police are also assisting. The Pink Lady was expected to berth at Southport sometime this afternoon. The yacht was…

The ATSB has found that a broken rail emanating from rail defect was the most probable cause of the derailment of a freight train in South Australia. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has today released its final report into the investigation of a derailment on 10 June 2007 near Bates in SA in which 11 wagons in the middle of the train derailed and 4 overturned and were extensively damaged. The investigation established that the derailment probably resulted from an undetected flaw in the rail which caused a section to break away under the train.…

The ATSB has determined that the derailment of a freight train on the Defined Interstate Rail Network near Seymour was due to a wagon coupler that fell onto the track and became caught under a trailing wagon. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has today released its final report on the investigation of the derailment that occurred near Seymour in Victoria on 12 September 2006. The train derailed at 0520 while travelling from Griffith NSW to Melbourne and was loaded with food products for export. The coupler, connecting the seventh and eighth wagons in…

The ATSB has found that a seaman may have been fatigued when he fell from a bulk carriers cargo hold ladder at the end the working day on 8 August 2007. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigation also found that he may have been distracted by the equipment he was carrying and as a result of a mixture of perspiration and hydrochloric acid that would have caused irritation to his skin and eyes. On 8 August 2007, Oceanic Angel was about three degrees south of the equator and en-route to Dampier, Australia. After lunch, the crew were preparing the cargo holds for an upcoming salt cargo…

An ATSB preliminary factual report into an electrical system failure involving a Boeing 747-400 near Bangkok on 7 January 2008 indicates that the event was less serious than first reported. The aircraft, with 346 passengers and 19 crew on board, was being operated on a scheduled service between London and Bangkok. When the aircraft was at about 21,000 feet on descent to Bangkok Airport, the customer service manager notified the flight crew that a substantial water leak had occurred in the forward galley. Over the…