Date of access (date decision released to applicant) FOI reference number Description of documents Documents released Access 10 July 2019 FOI 18-19(13) All non-restricted documents relating to a light aircraft accident involving a PA32-300 (Cherokee Six), registration VH-BDG at Whitsunday Drive, Bloomsbury, on 26 July 2015. FOI 18-19(13) documents Partial 24 June 2019 FOI 18-19(16) All documents relating to a light aircraft accident at Moorook, South Australia, on 30 December 2016. FOI 18-19(16) documents Partial 14 June 2019 FOI 18-19(14) Wreckage images relating to a fatal light…

Date of access (date decision released to applicant) FOI reference number Description of documents Documents released Access 3 July 2014 FOI 13-14(13) Access to the following documents in relation to a helicopter accident involving VH-BHU on 1 June 2011 near Whyanbeel, Queensland: any photographs depicting the area surrounding the site of the accident, the wreckage of the helicopter involved in the accident or any other photographs taken in relation to the accident; and copies of any witness statements, reports…

Date of access (date decision released to applicant) FOI reference number Description of documents Documents released Access 30 April 2020 FOI 19-20(10) A complete copy of the investigation report and file in relation to an incident aboard flight QF599 on 12 July 2019 flying from Adelaide to Perth. FOI 19-20(10) documents Partial 13 September 2019 FOI 19-20(1) All emails, letters and other communications between the ATSB and external parties – including but not limited to DIPs – pertaining to the release of ATSB investigation AI-2018-010: The…

An Aviation Incident Reporting Summary (AIRS) is a list of accidents and incidents reported to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau attributed to an Aviation Reference Number (ARN) holder. ARN holders may request a record of involvement in aviation occurrences reported to the ATSB. The ATSB strongly advises against the use of an AIRS for employment selection purposes, as the involvement, or a lack of involvement, in safety occurrences does not truly qualify an…

Australia’s aviation industry has a world-leading safety Reporting culture. This is the result of many pilots and flight crew openly Reporting incidents and accidents to the ATSB – sharing knowledge and information for the continual improvement of aviation safety. All accidents and incidents are reportable to the ATSB under the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003.…

Safety concern With the exponential increase in the number of RPAS in Australia, the number of near collisions with manned aircraft has also increased. The growth in the number of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) in Australia is increasing rapidly. This presents an emerging and insufficiently understood transport safety risk. Over half of all occurrences involving an RPAS reported to the ATSB are near encounters with manned aircraft – almost half involve high capacity air transport aircraft. To date, there have been no…

This contact form is intended for use during Major Accident Response scenarios. If you need to contact the ATSB, please visit the contact page.   The ATSB has been advised of .... The ATSB is investigating this accident. Police and emergency services are on site. We understand multiple people are injured. Concerned family and friends need to <operator's> hotline to be kept informed as to the wellbeing of the passengers on board the flight.•    (Within Australia): 1800 XXX XXX•    (International callers) +61 X XXXX XXXX The ATSB has…

All occurrence investigations progress through a series of phases in accordance with the ATSB’s investigation methodology to ensure a rigorous and comprehensive investigation report with evidence-based findings that lead to improvements in transport safety.  Evidence collection   During the evidence collection phase, investigators build a detailed picture of the occurrence or other transport safety matter being investigated. Evidence gathered may include:  site observations and mapping,…

Safety concern It is difficult for pilots to identify other aircraft through visual observation alone. The ATSB often receives reports from pilots that another aircraft is flying too close to them in uncontrolled airspace. Not surprisingly, three quarters of these reports involve pilots flying within 10 nautical miles (18.5 kilometres) of a non-controlled aerodrome. In nearly three quarters of all near-collisions reported to the ATSB, at least one pilot had no prior warning of the…

Safety concern The ATSB has investigated a number of incidents and accidents where fatigue was identified as having a causal effect. Human fatigue is a physical and psychological condition primarily caused by prolonged wakefulness and/or insufficient or disturbed sleep. Everyone has experienced fatigue at some point, but in the transport industry, where there’s often high pressure to deliver, fatigue can have very real, very dangerous implications. Fatigue can have a range of adverse influences on human performance, such as slowed reaction time, decreased work efficiency, reduced…