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Ballast loss from a mud hole reduced track lateral resistance
Longitudinal compressive forces were also present in the rail due to the day’s hot conditions
Track…
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Mining charter flight experiences in-flight engine failure
Pilots conduct successful forced landing with no injuries and minimal aircraft damage
Repaired engine…
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State of design increased the required frequency of dye penetrant inspections of Yak-52 aluminium elevator bellcranks to 25 flying hours
In Russia, Yak-52 operators…
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Flight crew inadvertently lined-up and commenced take-off roll on Canberra Airport’s runway 30, rather than the assigned runway 35
Flight crew advised they were…
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Boeing 787 experienced uncommanded right engine shutdown
A blocked inlet filter in a fuel metering valve servo assembly resulted in the electronic engine control…
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Passenger train struck the end of a steel coil which had fallen off a freight train travelling in the opposite direction
Coil’s securing straps likely failed due to…
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Aircraft stalled and entered a spin while overflying a rural property’s landing area
The pilot was unable to recover control of the aircraft before it impacted…
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Battery overcharging generated excessive hydrogen that ignited and ruptured the battery system enclosure
Software controlling the battery charging voltage was…
The ATSB has released an update to the Aviation Occurrence Statistics report with the inclusion of 2019 aviation activity data (hours flown and aircraft departures) not…
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Pilot of a PA-28 light aircraft did not sight an ATR airliner, which the controller had instructed them to follow
PA-28 turned in front of the ATR, resulting in a…
