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Pilot hypoxic due to known pressurisation defect before fire surveillance aircraft accident
The pilot of a fire surveillance aircraft that collided with terrain near Cloncurry, north‑west Queensland, was almost certainly hypoxic due to a known defect with the aircraft’s…
Operator urged to review risks after Brisbane SPAD
A Queensland Rail network control officer was not alerted by a SPAD alarm when a Brisbane suburban passenger train passed a stop signal after its driver was briefly impaired, an ATSB final…
Change management processes not fully effective prior to incident during inaugural Canberra flight
Incomplete change management processes contributed to a Batik Air 737 descending below minimum safe altitude during the airline’s inaugural Denpasar to Canberra service last year, an ATSB…
Fuel starvation involving a Piper PA-31-350, VH-PGO, 28 km west of Meekatharra Airport, Western Australia, on 5 June 2025
Carnarvon Aerodrome, WA, Meekatharra Aerodrome, WA, PA-31-350, 31-7852109, Piston, VH-PGO, Part 135 Air transport operations - smaller aeroplanes, Nil, Piper Aircraft Corp
AO-2025-026
Unstable approach involving Fokker 100, VH-FKF, near Perth Airport, Western Australia, on 29 April 2025
Jameson ALA, WA, Perth Airport, WA, F28 MK 0100, 11365, Jet, VH-FKF, Part 121 Air transport operations - larger aeroplanes, Nil, Fokker B.V., Alliance Airlines Pty Limited
AO-2025-025
First Nations art at the ATSB
As part of our Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan, the ATSB's collection of indigenous art is once again on display in the ATSB head office in Canberra.  By having the works on display with explanatory panels in prominent areas of our head office space, the ATSB aims to begin a conversation to increase the understanding, value and recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, histories, knowledge, and rights through cultural learnings for staff, and our domestic and international visitors.  …
Birdstrike involving an Airbus A320, Newman Airport, Western Australia, on 14 May 2025
AB-2025-019
Attempt of untrained manoeuvre led to airframe overspeed during dual training flight
A Diamond DA40 exceeded airspeed, bank angle and pitch limits after an instructor attempted to demonstrate a wingover, a manoeuvre they had not been trained in, an ATSB investigation has…
Caboolture midair highlights risks of aircraft using different runways at non-towered aerodromes
A midair collision overhead Caboolture airfield highlights the risks of aircraft using multiple runways at non-towered aerodromes, an ATSB investigation report details. On the…
Aircraft separation concerns in the vicinity of the GMH VFR approach point to the east of Moorabbin Airport
RA2024-00144