A collision involving two trams operated by a tram museum highlights the importance of strong risk controls and ensuring that any changes to procedures do not reduce a risk-control’s…
The post-impact deployment of an aircraft’s rocket-deployed parachute recovery system is a reminder for emergency responders to approach aviation accident sites with caution. …
A pilot was experiencing acute levels of fatigue before falling asleep during an early morning freight flight from Devonport to King Island, an ATSB investigation has confirmed
The…
A freight train tanker wagon derailment after an axle failure due to an overstress crack highlights the importance of inspection techniques that detect fatigue cracking prior to failure, an…
The ATSB has released a preliminary report into an AS350 helicopter’s collision with terrain 60 km east of Woomera, SA, during powerline stringing operations on 20 March 2019…
The investigation into the in-flight break-up of a Cessna 210 near Albany, Western Australia highlights the need for operators and industry associations to make information available to…
A runway excursion involving a Boeing 737 at Darwin Airport on 6 December 2016 draws attention to the effectiveness of centreline lighting on wider than usual runways.
Landing on a…
An Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation into a dual hydraulic failure involving a Boeing 757 aircraft highlights that non-mandatory service bulletins can still have an…
Recent practice of emergency procedures helped a pilot to conduct a successful forced landing of a scenic flight in remote and difficult terrain.
On 14 May 2018, a Gippsland…
An ATSB investigation into the collision with terrain involving a Bell 206 helicopter shows how rapidly emergency situations can develop.
The accident occurred 75 km north-east of…
