The ATSB’s inspection of the aircraft identified that the propeller shaft fractured, leading to the separation of the propeller.
An inspection of the propeller at the ATSB’s technical facilities in…
Suprapto Resorasmin is the Head of the Indonesia’s National Transport Safety Committee (NTSC) Railway Accident Investigation Sub Committee and Riduan Siregar is an NTSC Railway Safety Investigator.…
The Continuous Monitoring Coordinator from ICAO’s Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme is a commercial and instrument-rated pilot. He believes his work makes a significant difference to safety…
The report finds the number of encounters is increasing. While there have been no reported collisions between RPAS and manned aircraft in Australia, and given the variables, the potential…
On a recent flight from Beijing to Melbourne, a passenger was listening to music using a pair of her own battery-operated headphones.
About two hours into the flight while sleeping, the passenger…
Updated: 23 March 2017
The ATSB investigation into the in-flight propeller detachment involving SAAB 340 VH-NRX, 19 km SW of Sydney Airport, NSW, on 17 March 2017 is continuing.
With…
The ATSB has today released an update into the tragic accident involving a B200 King Air aircraft that collided with a retail facility at Essendon Airport on 21 February this year. Sadly all four…
On 7 September 2016, an Emirates Boeing 777-31HER aircraft, registered A6-EGA, was operating a scheduled passenger flight from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to Brisbane, Queensland. On board were 22…
On 27 September 2016, a Pulse Aerospace Vapor 55 remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), was operating a test flight at Lighthouse Beach, Ballina, New South Wales.
The RPA tracked according to manual inputs…
The report, which provides aviation birdstrike and animal strike occurrence data over ten years, shows that there were 1,977 birdstrikes and 53 ground-based animal strikes in 2015. Most of these…
