The ATSB is urging aircraft owners and registration holders to review their maintenance schedules after a Cessna pilot’s control difficulties were found to be caused by component fractures…
An aircraft’s radio failure has shown the importance of maintaining communications and the need to alert Air Traffic Control of any problems as soon as possible.
On 5 April 2013, a…
The ATSB is praising the crew of a Beechcraft B58 (Baron) for their handling of a nose landing gear collapse, which resulted in a wheels-up landing, without injury.
The…
The main engine of the bulk carrier ID Integrity shut down and could not be restarted, leaving the ship drifting across the Coral Sea.
The ATSB is…
A Cessna 210M’s wheels-up landing at Broome shows how bad weather and changed plans can distract a pilot from flying safely, according to an ATSB investigation report.
On 23…
The ATSB today released the final report of its investigation into the uncontained engine failure involving a Qantas Airbus A380 over Batam Island, Indonesia on 4 November 2010. …
The ATSB has released a new aviation bulletin containing 10 investigation reports. The Aviation Short Investigation Bulletin Issue 20 covers short, office-based investigations. …
An incident on 30 January 2013 involving a Fairchild Metro aircraft, flying freight from Melbourne to Launceston highlights the importance of correctly loading freight aircraft.…
On 7 January 2013, a Piper PA-28 aircraft with a student pilot on board lost a wheel during take-off at Mangalore Airport.
After take-off an instructor on the ground noticed…
A new ATSB report reveals that there is no significant difference in competency and proficiency of low-hour airline pilots who undertake cadet pathway programs when compared with their…
