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Fuel contamination involving a Cessna Aircraft Company 172N, at Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, on 28 March 2023
AB-2023-002
Collision with terrain involving Cessna 172M, VH-JUA, 1km north-east of Murwillumbah, New South Wales, on 15 October 2023
Gold Coast Airport, 172M, 17266434, Piston, VH-JUA, Part 91 General operating and flight rules, Substantial, Cessna Aircraft Company, Air Gold Coast Pty Ltd
AO-2023-048
Cullerin rail investigation interim report
An interim report from the investigation into an accident where the driver of a freight train was fatally injured while outside the cabin details the circumstances of the…
Skydiving aircraft TPE331 engine failure due to component life-limit unintentionally exceeded
A turboprop-powered DHC-2 Beaver sustained an engine failure soon after parachutists had exited the aircraft above a drop zone at Moruya Airport on the New South Wales south coast, an ATSB…
Grounding of pilot launch PV Corsair, Port Phillip Heads (near Point Lonsdale), Victoria, on 5 October 2023
Queenscliff, Queenscliff, PV Corsair, Other, Australia, Destroyed, Grounding, Pilot Transfer, Port Phillip Sea Pilots
MO-2023-003
Flight paths redesigned after close proximity incident
Flight path design should minimise the potential for conflict and the need for interventions, an ATSB investigation into a close proximity event at Sydney Airport highlights. The…
Collision with terrain involving Cirrus SR22, VH-MSF, near Gundaroo, New South Wales, on 6 October 2023
Canberra Airport, Armidale Airport, SR22, 0153, Piston, VH-MSF, Part 91 General operating and flight rules, Destroyed, Cirrus Design Corporation, Up N Up Aviation Pty Ltd
AO-2023-045
Unrelated technical failures in Dash 8 runway excursion highlight how unexpected events can combine to produce undesirable outcomes
A combination of unrelated technical failures affecting directional control contributed to a Dash 8 aircraft veering off a narrow, relatively short runway towards the end of its landing roll…
Wirestrike and collision with terrain involving Cessna 172N, VH-RSB, near Merriton, South Australia, on 8 October 2023
172N, 17273719, Piston, VH-RSB, Part 91 General operating and flight rules, Destroyed, Cessna Aircraft Company
AO-2023-046
Gundaroo aircraft accident
The ATSB has launched a transport safety investigation into a fatal accident involving a Cirrus light aircraft at Gundaroo, north of Canberra, on Friday afternoon. Transport safety investigators from the ATSB’s Canberra office were expected to arrive at the scene on Friday evening to conduct an initial assessment of the accident site. Over coming days, investigators with experience in aircraft operations and maintenance will conduct a range of evidence-gathering activities on site including site mapping, wreckage examination, and recovery of aircraft components…