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…
Fatigue may have contributed to the first officer not hearing the captain’s ‘gear up’ call.
On the evening of 4 December 2014, a Saab Aircraft Co. 340B aircraft, registered VH-ZRJ…
At about 1901 on 22 August 2014, a V/Line train travelling the Werribee line on the Melbourne Metropolitan Rail Network collided with a stationary Metro Trains Melbourne (MTM) passenger…
The ATSB Commission today welcomes Greg Hood who begins his five-year appointment as the second Chief Commissioner of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
Greg has more than 35…
On 24 October 2014, the Melbourne to Sydney XPT service ST24 was approaching Culcairn station when there was a severe vibration. The driver stopped at the station and upon inspecting the train found…
As a result of the investigation into a Virgin Australia Regional Airlines flight sustaining a pitch disconnect while on descent into Sydney, the ATSB has identified a safety issue that…
Late afternoon glare and light refraction affected the pilot’s vision and depth of field, with tragic results.
On 28 May 2015, the pilot of a Robinson 22 helicopter,…
A wasp nest obstructed the Captain’s pitot probe after a short layover in Brisbane.
On 21 November 2013, after a flight from Singapore, an Etihad Airways Airbus A330, A6-EYJ landed…
The ATSB is a proud partner of Privacy Awareness Week (PAW) 2016.
This year's PAW theme, Privacy in your hands, reinforces the message that organisations, agencies and individuals…
