The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is stressing that the introduction of new Civil Aviation Safety Authority flight operations regulations do not impact on existing obligations to report…
Piston engine helicopter pilots are reminded to be alert for unexpected yawing and transient reduced engine performance during flight, following an Australian Transport Safety Bureau…
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A helicopter pilot conducting long-line lifting operations sustained serious head injuries during a collision with terrain;
ATSB investigation determined it was…
A relief signaller who was working on two signal panels at once when they routed a train through a protected worksite was possibly experiencing the effects of cumulative…
The pilot of a twin-engine Islander aircraft was attempting to exit south-west Tasmania’s Western Arthur Range in low visibility conditions when it collided with a ridgeline, an Australian…
The ATSB has released a preliminary report from its ongoing investigation into a fatal accident involving an Air Tractor AT-400 aerial application aircraft during spraying operations west of…
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A NSW TrainLink service was stopped, and the train evacuated, after a small fire was detected at the rear;
The fire was the result of a collapsed axle bearing,…
An incident where a police air wing AW139 helicopter flew below the lowest safe altitude in the vicinity of Mount Baw Baw, Victoria, highlights the importance of lowest safe altitude…
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Two of five landing gear downlock pins were not removed after a Boeing 787 was towed to the gate and prior to departure;
Pins were also not identified during…
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During a low-level geophysical survey flight, an overstress fracture due to a fatigue crack in a Cessna 210’s wing carry-through spar structure resulted in the…
