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While flying after last light in moderate to severe turbulence, the Visual Flight Rules rated pilot likely became spatially disorientated and lost control of the…
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Two separate landing gear failures during beach landings involved the same aircraft;
Maintenance inspections probably would have detected faults that led to the…
The flight crew of a Boeing 767 freighter did not consult the minimum equipment list (MEL) and continued their departure from Auckland Airport on a scheduled service to Sydney following a…
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Student pilot initiated a low-level go-around;
Aircraft deviated from the runway centreline, stalled and commenced a spin, before impacting the ground;
Student pilot…
Australian Transport Safety Bureau Chief Commissioner Greg Hood has handed over the gavel as the chair of the International Transportation Safety Association (ITSA) after completing an…
A track worker who heard the whistle of an approaching passenger train and had to remove themselves from the danger zone was placed at risk of being struck by the train due to an unapproved…
A fire on board a bulk carrier that took five days to contain and extinguish highlights the lack of adequate regulatory requirements and standards to address the known risk of fire on-board…
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Ship was conducting a 3,300 NM passage returning to Hobart on charter to the Australian Antarctic Division;
Large flames were seen erupting from open louvres of the…
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It was likely the pilot suffered an incapacitating medical event.
Pilot unintentionally diverted off track, leading to the bucket becoming tangled in the trees and causing the…
The ATSB is continuing its investigation into a separation occurrence in uncontrolled airspace near Ballina where recorded data showed that the tracks of an Airbus A320 and a private Jabiru…
