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Main rotor blade strike involving Leonardo Helicopters AW139, VH-EGK, 16 km west-south-west of Caboolture Airport, Queensland on 20 June 2020
Archerfield, Queensland, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Queensland, AW139, 31827, Helicopter, VH-EGK, Medical Transport, Substantial, Leonardo Helicopters, State of Queensland represented by the Public Safety Business Agency (PSBA)
AO-2020-031
Accredited representative to the Papua New Guinea Accident Investigation Commission’s investigation into an air contamination event involving Bombardier Inc. DHC-8-402, VH-QOE, on 16 March 2020
Jacksons International Airport, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Cairns, Queensland, DHC-8-402, 4125, Turboprop, VH-QOE, Air Transport High Capacity, Nil, Bombardier Inc, Qantas Link (Sunstate Airlines)
AE-2020-029
Wagon out of gauge on freight train 2BW4, Main North rail line, New South Wales, on 16 June 2020
2WB4, Minor, Brisbane Freight Terminal, Queensland, Collision, Port Kembla, New South Wales, Pacific National, Freight train
RO-2020-009
Unreliable Airspeed Indication involving Pilatus PC-12/47E, VH-OWI, near Albany, Western Australia, on 22 June 2020
Jandakot, Western Australia, Albany, Western Australia, PC-12/47E, 1232, Turboprop, VH-OWI, Medical Transport, Nil, Pilatus Aircraft Ltd, Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (Western Operations)
AO-2020-030
Loss of containers overboard from APL England, 46 NM south-east of Sydney, New South Wales, on 24 May 2020
Ningbo, China, Melbourne, Australia, APL England, Container, Singapore, 9218650, Substantial, Cargo shift, Commercial, cargo, ANL Australia (part of the CMA CGM Group)
351-MO-2020-002
Collision of passenger train 8185 with level crossing gates, Lydiard Street North, Ballarat, Victoria, on 30 May 2020
8185, Substantial, Southern Cross Station, Melbourne, Victoria, Level Crossing, Wendouree, Ballarat, Victoria, V/Line, Passenger service
RO-2020-007
Uncontrolled runaway and derailment of banking locomotives, Kankool, New South Wales, on 3 June 2020
AZBK, Substantial, Chilcotts Creek, New South Wales, Derailment, Chilcotts Creek, New South Wales, Aurizon, Banking
RO-2020-008
Collision with terrain involving amateur-built Osprey 2 amphibian aircraft, VH-WID, near Maitland Airport, New South Wales, on 17 May 2020
Maitland Airport, New South Wales, Maitland Airport, New South Wales, Osprey 2 Amphibian, WJC 003, Piston, VH-WID, Private, Destroyed, Amateur Built Aircraft
AO-2020-028
Near hit with rail worker by passenger train 283D, Dora Creek, New South Wales, on 9 May 2020
283D, Nil, Newcastle, New South Wales, Safe Working Irregularity/Breach, Sydney, New South Wales, NSW TrainLink, Passenger
RO-2020-006
Aircraft loading and in-flight controllability issue involving Fairchild SA227, VH-HPE, Rockhampton Airport, Queensland, on 11 May 2020
Rockhampton, Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, SA227-DC, DC-823B, Turboprop, VH-HPE, Air Transport Low Capacity, Nil, Fairchild Industries Inc, Toll Aviation
AO-2020-027