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Engine failure during take-off involving Saab 340, VH-ZPN, at Adelaide Airport, South Australia, on 8 October 2025
Adelaide Airport, Broken Hill Airport, 340B, 340B-384, Turboprop, VH-ZPN, Part 121 Air transport operations - larger aeroplanes, Saab Aircraft Co., Regional Express
AO-2025-060
Saab 340 engine failure at Adelaide Airport
The ATSB will investigate an engine failure on take-off incident involving a Regional Express Saab 340 aircraft at Adelaide this morning. As reported to the ATSB, during the aircraft’s take-off roll for a scheduled flight to Broken Hill, the crew observed engine warnings for the left engine and aborted the take-off. During the aborted take-off procedure, the engine failed.  The aircraft subsequently vacated the runway and passengers and crew were able to disembark without further incident. As part of the investigation ATSB investigators will review recorded flight data, interview the…
R22 mercy flight floodwater ditching
The ditching of an R22 helicopter during a Queensland flood rescue highlights the importance of pilots and operators carefully considering risks and alternatives when conducting a mercy…
Bankstown R22 accident
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has launched a transport safety investigation into a collision with terrain accident involving a Robinson R22 helicopter just outside Bankstown Airport, in Sydney’s south-west, on Friday. The piston engine helicopter had been conducting a training flight with an instructor and student pilot on board when it collided with terrain and was destroyed. The ATSB is deploying a team of transport safety investigators from its Canberra office, specialising in operations, engineering and maintenance. Planned…
Collision with terrain involving a Robinson R22 Beta II, 100 km north of Cloncurry, Queensland, on 6 September 2025
AB-2025-045
Clifton Hill derailment safety investigation preliminary report
A preliminary report has been released from the ongoing transport safety investigation into the derailment of a suburban passenger train at Clifton Hill, in Melbourne’s north, in July.…
Sun glare contributed to PC-12 aligning to land on taxiway at Launceston
The pilot of a Pilatus PC-12 was likely affected by sun glare when the aircraft was aligned to land on a taxiway at Launceston Airport, before manoeuvring at low level to align with the…
Trespass mitigation measures at [Location] station, [State]
RR2025-00019
Use of insufficient safety margin identified in runway overrun incident
A discrepancy in the training and guidance provided to the pilot of a Cessna Citation contributed to a runway overrun in wet conditions at Bankstown Airport, an ATSB investigation has found…
Missed approach not conducted for unstable approach
The crew of a Boeing 737 continued an approach and landing at Sydney Airport despite the aircraft not meeting the stabilised approach criteria before it descended below the relevant altitude…