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It was likely the pilot suffered an incapacitating medical event.
Pilot unintentionally diverted off track, leading to the bucket becoming tangled in the trees and causing the…
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Student pilot initiated a low-level go-around;
Aircraft deviated from the runway centreline, stalled and commenced a spin, before impacting the ground;
Student pilot…
The flight crew of a Boeing 767 freighter did not consult the minimum equipment list (MEL) and continued their departure from Auckland Airport on a scheduled service to Sydney following a…
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Two separate landing gear failures during beach landings involved the same aircraft;
Maintenance inspections probably would have detected faults that led to the…
A track worker who heard the whistle of an approaching passenger train and had to remove themselves from the danger zone was placed at risk of being struck by the train due to an unapproved…
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Aircraft was conducting a post-maintenance check flight
Wreckage examination found no evidence of pre-existing defects with the aircraft’s flight controls or…
The ATSB is continuing its investigation into a separation occurrence in uncontrolled airspace near Ballina where recorded data showed that the tracks of an Airbus A320 and a private Jabiru…
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Train driver read through to a green signal on an adjacent line, resulting in a signal passed at danger;
Habituation limited the effectiveness of the automatic…
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Dash 8 surveillance aircraft’s engine failed on take off
Power turbine shaft of the aircraft's right engine fractured due to fatigue cracking
Corrosion pitting that…
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All crew members began feeling unwell on second flight of the day
Pilot observed indications of elevated levels of CO on chemical spot detector
Crew…
