Unclear communication, confusion and misunderstanding of safeworking network rules resulted in a safeworking irregularity involving a freight train driver who unknowingly entered the track…
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Visual inspection detected damage to nose landing gear light and main landing gear
Nose gear landing light was probably struck and damaged during departure from…
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Investigation update details sequence of events and areas of on-going investigation
Aircraft was conducting a check ahead of a CPL flight test
Wreckage examination…
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Rolling stock derailed then separated, coming to a stop near Glenalta
The ATSB found a pre-existing structural crack was the genesis of the derailing sequence
This…
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Empty wagon positioned between two loaded wagons entered rail network and derailed.
Derailed train continued with wagon bogie dragging…
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A trainee controller’s assessment of their workload meant the pilot was not provided a requested clearance to enter controlled airspace;
Subsequent information…
While manoeuvring close to the ground in a confined and overgrown landing site on Moa Island in the Torres Strait, the pilot of a LongRanger helicopter experienced difficulty locating…
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Insulation blanket ingested into one of two outflow valves, affecting aircraft pressurisation modulation
Crew donned oxygen masks and conducted an emergency descent…
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Coach stopped foul of tracks on level crossing after crossing protection warnings began operating.
Coach stopped despite having adequate time to clear the crossing.…
An out of gauge wagon on a freight train caused minor damage to five station platforms while travelling from Brisbane to Port Kembla, a recent ATSB investigation has found.
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