The risks of flying visually with rising terrain and lowering cloud base became evident to an RV4 pilot in December 2016.
On departing Inverell, NSW, on the last leg of a flight…
A recent accident involving a Bell 206 helicopter highlights the ongoing dangers wirestrikes pose to pilots flying at low levels in a high workload environment.
On 18 December 2016,…
Effective simulator training and robust failure management procedures proved invaluable to the passengers and crew of an early-morning Regional Express flight from Ballina, NSW, on 23 August…
Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) flight recorder specialist Andreas Hananto is enhancing his flight data recovery and analysis skills during a placement at the…
This week, ATSB trainers are conducting Aircraft Accident Investigation Fundamental (AAIF) training in Vietnam.
This initiative is supported with funding from the Department of…
In another year of growth in the aviation, rail and marine transport sectors, the ATSB has continued its role as Australia’s national transport safety investigator.
The 2015–16 year…
Some things are just meant to be. For US-based underwater search specialist Andy Sherrell, one of those things was to work on the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.…
In an uncompromising, timely and collective manner, the ATSB searches for truth to enhance transport safety.
In the 2015–16 financial year, the ATSB completed 44 aviation safety…
It’s never pleasant contemplating the next major rail accident but ATSB investigators need to be prepared for when it happens.
As part of our major accident preparedness, senior…
ATSB senior research analyst Dave Wilson is working on a research investigation that will raise awareness of potential weather-related risks among pilots and also examine the effectiveness of…
