Don’t let lack of sleep affect your fitness to fly.
Pilot fatigue contributed to an incident where an Avro 146 jet received two separate warnings for flying below the…
Issue 42 of the Bulletin features 10 safety investigations.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released its latest Bulletin of short investigations covering incidents involving…
This case study from the Avoidable Accident Series - Low-level flying is a powerful reminder of low-level flight dangers.
In November 2007, three German tourists, who had hired a…
Radio frequency interference at a crowded Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) likely resulted in the loss of control and crash of a remotely piloted aircraft. The aircraft was providing media…
Errors can occur irrespective of pilot experience, operator, aircraft type, location and take-off (or landing) performance calculation method.
A data entry error contributed to a…
Chipmunk aircraft crashes after engine failure
The pilot and passenger of a Chipmunk suffered serious injuries, when their aircraft crashed in a paddock, after the engine failed…
On 23 February 2015, two crew were seriously injured by a falling load spreader on Happy Buccaneer in Port Hedland, Western Australia.
A technician and the bosun had worked together…
The US Securities Exchange Commission states that, ‘Past performance does not guarantee future results’, but in aviation safety, past performance can point to future accidents.…
Pilots must operate within personal limits when flying in darker environments. Night ratings and instrument ratings entitle pilots to fly at night, but the skills needed to fly over a city…
All mariners urged to keep a lookout after a collision between container ship and yacht off south-east Queensland.
In the early morning hours of 6 July 2014 in Moreton Bay the…
