An incident where the pilot of a Glasair Sportsman GS-2 was temporarily blinded after a large eagle broke through the windscreen, highlights the serious hazards of aviation wildlife strikes…
On 25 September 2015, a Cessna 550 aircraft (Citation Bravo), registered VH-FGK, taxied at Lismore Airport for a private flight to Baryulgil, New South Wales. The flight crew consisted of a…
Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) Chief Commissioner Greg Hood has reinforced the 2016 Rail Safety Week message that rail safety is everyone’s responsibility.
The 11th Rail…
The crew of this Tiger Airways A320 followed emergency procedures effectively to handle a potentially serious situation that affected three cabin crew members.
On 1 March 2016, a…
Indonesian safety investigator Apib Prayogi can trace his journey to working at the Australian Transport Safety Bureau in Canberra to two tragic aviation accidents.
The first was…
The Australian Safety Transport Bureau (ATSB) is urging air passengers to strictly follow government safety advice when travelling with lithium batteries.
This follows an 11 August…
A fatal Cessna 172S aircraft accident highlights the dangers of an aircraft stalling and then spinning while conducting turning manoeuvres, particularly at low heights.
On 29 …
The original forecast at the time of departure for the intended destination of Adelaide, did not predict fog. During the flights, fog formed at Adelaide, preventing a normal landing. Both…
While repositioning, the pilot commenced lifting this Bell 206L-1 helicopter into a hover from a temporary helipad. It started rolling about the right skid until the main rotor blades struck…
A wheel failure that led to a train derailment, damaging 590 m of track, likely originated from a crack on the tread surface, the ATSB has found.
On 28 August 2015, a Pacific…
