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Tinamba West aircraft accident
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has commenced a transport safety investigation into an accident involving an amateur-built light aircraft at Tinamba West, Victoria, on Saturday. As reported to the ATSB, the aircraft collided with terrain in a paddock and was destroyed in a post impact fire. The ATSB is deploying to the accident site a team of transport safety investigators from its Canberra office, specialising in aircraft operations and maintenance.…
Tool left in A380 engine after maintenance inspection highlights importance of tool control
An A380 operated multiple flights with a tool inside one of its engines, after maintenance engineers did not commence the lost tool procedure prior to the aircraft being released to service,…
King Air conducted wheels-up landing after fatigue crack led to nose gear fracture
A King Air’s nose landing gear became jammed during retraction after take-off when a fatigue crack in the steering link fractured, necessitating a wheels-up landing, an ATSB investigation…
Engine failure or malfunction involving Boeing 737, VH-VYH, at Sydney Airport, New South Wales, on 8 November 2024
Sydney Airport, Brisbane Airport, 737-838, 34180, VH-VYH, Part 121 Air transport operations - larger aeroplanes, The Boeing Company, Qantas Airways
AO-2024-057
737 engine failure at Sydney Airport
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has commenced a transport safety investigation into the engine failure incident involving a Qantas 737 aircraft during take-off from Sydney on Friday afternoon. A team of transport safety investigators, with experience in aircraft maintenance, aircraft operations, material failure analysis and data recovery, has commenced the evidence collection phase of this investigation. At the ATSB’s request the operator has quarantined the aircraft’s cockpit voice and flight data…
Low-to-nil engine power before R22 mustering accident
The ATSB has released the final report from its investigation into a fatal R22 helicopter mustering accident at Limbunya Station, near the NT-Western Australia border, on 27…
737 air tanker accident highlights importance of standardised operating procedures, including minimum drop heights
Minimum safe drop heights are in development for large firefighting aircraft in Australia, to address safety issues identified by an ATSB investigation into a 737 air tanker accident in south…
Ground strike involving a Cessna 152 Moorabbin Airport, Victoria, on 24 September 2024
AB-2024-038
Runway excursion involving GippsAero GA8, VH-IDM, Whitsunday Airport (Shute Harbour), Queensland on 2 November 2024
Whitsunday Airport (Shute Harbour), Queensland, Whitsunday Airport (Shute Harbour), Queensland, GA8-TC320, GA8-TC 320-08-137, Piston, VH-IDM, Part 135 Air transport operations - smaller aeroplanes, Substantial, Gippsland Aeronautics Pty Ltd
AO-2024-056
Distraction, misinterpretation contributed to 737 entering closed runway section during take-off roll
A 737 entered a closed section of runway during its take-off from Brisbane Airport after its flight crew misinterpreted or missed dispatcher notes, a NOTAM and ATIS information detailing the…