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Bankstown R22 accident
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has launched a transport safety investigation into a collision with terrain accident involving a Robinson R22 helicopter just outside Bankstown Airport, in Sydney’s south-west, on Friday. The piston engine helicopter had been conducting a training flight with an instructor and student pilot on board when it collided with terrain and was destroyed. The ATSB is deploying a team of transport safety investigators from its Canberra office, specialising in operations, engineering and maintenance. Planned…
Collision with terrain involving a Robinson R22 Beta II, 100 km north of Cloncurry, Queensland, on 6 September 2025
AB-2025-045
Clifton Hill derailment safety investigation preliminary report
A preliminary report has been released from the ongoing transport safety investigation into the derailment of a suburban passenger train at Clifton Hill, in Melbourne’s north, in July.…
Sun glare contributed to PC-12 aligning to land on taxiway at Launceston
The pilot of a Pilatus PC-12 was likely affected by sun glare when the aircraft was aligned to land on a taxiway at Launceston Airport, before manoeuvring at low level to align with the…
Trespass mitigation measures at [Location] station, [State]
RR2025-00019
Use of insufficient safety margin identified in runway overrun incident
A discrepancy in the training and guidance provided to the pilot of a Cessna Citation contributed to a runway overrun in wet conditions at Bankstown Airport, an ATSB investigation has found…
Missed approach not conducted for unstable approach
The crew of a Boeing 737 continued an approach and landing at Sydney Airport despite the aircraft not meeting the stabilised approach criteria before it descended below the relevant altitude…
Fuel starvation event involving Cessna T210M, VH-LLM, near Darwin Airport, Northern Territory, on 8 September 2025
Darwin Airport, Northern Territory, Darwin Airport, Northern Terrirory, T210M, 21061937, Piston, VH-LLM, Part 91 General operating and flight rules, Nil, Cessna Aircraft Company, Howard Springs Veterinary Clinic Pty Ltd
AO-2025-054
Moruya aircraft accident
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has commenced a transport safety investigation into an accident involving a turboprop Pilatus Porter aircraft near Moruya, NSW, on Saturday afternoon. As reported to the ATSB, the aircraft was returning to Moruya airport after conducting a skydiving drop when it collided with terrain. The pilot, the sole occupant on board, was fatally injured.  The ATSB is deploying a team of transport safety investigators from its Canberra and Brisbane offices, specialising in aircraft operations, maintenance and engineering, to the accident site.…
Wirestrike and collision with terrain involving a Eurocopter AS 350, 10 km east of Holbrook Airport, New South Wales, on 3 September 2025
AB-2025-044