Two large ships’ sterns broke away from their berths when a common bollard holding their stern lines failed, damaging a rail bridge and a third vessel.
On 17 August 2014, Grand…
Metal fatigue caused a welded boss on the No.2 engine to give way, resulting in a fuel-fed fire that was brought under control by the flight crew.
On 29 April 2014 an AVRO 146-RJ100…
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…
Through routine trend monitoring of safety occurrence reporting, the ATSB became aware of a potential issue surrounding the frequency of light aircraft engine failures and malfunctions (both…
Oil on the windscreen due to an unsecured engine oil filler cap prompted the pilot of a Cessna T210N to attempt a go-around, with tragic results.
On 4 July 2014, the owner/pilot…
A track worker who was fatally struck by a passenger train in Guildford, Western Australia had no form of protection such as a lookout, at the work site, according to the ATSB’s final…
It pays to have a plan if things start to go wrong - in this case the pilot made all the right moves.
On 21 October 2015, a Gippsland Aeronautics GA-8 aircraft was conducting…
A fatal accident involving an amateur-built aircraft has prompted the ATSB to issue a formal safety recommendation to Australia’s aviation regulator, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA…
This shipboard fire quickly got out of control causing extensive damage and several injuries due to smoke inhalation. An open cabin door and a stairwell fire door left hooked open were…
