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TAWS warning and missed approach, involving a Beechcraft B200, VH-FDW, near Gladstone Airport, Queensland, on 5 April 2018
Brisbane, Qld, Gladstone, Qld, B200 King Air, BB-1880, Turboprop, VH-FDW, Medical Transport, Nil, Raytheon Aircraft Company, Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (Qld Section) Ltd
AO-2018-029
Track obstruction due to loss of freight involving train 6WM2 and subsequent impact of passenger train 8615 with track obstruction, near Winton, Victoria, on 30 March 2018
8615, Nil, Collision, V/Line, Passenger
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6WM2, Minor, Port Kembla (Wollongong), NSW, Loading Irregularity, Melbourne, Victoria, Pacific National, Intermodal Freight (Steel)
RO-2018-008
Grounding of the landing craft Lauren Hansen, Cape Keith, Melville Island, Northern Territory, on 11 April 2018
Darwin, NT, Elcho Island, NT, Lauren Hansen, Other, Australia, 9580869, Minor, Grounding, Cargo, Shorebarge
342-MO-2018-005
Controlled flight into terrain involving Kavanagh Balloons G-525, VH-HVW, Pokolbin, New South Wales, on 30 March 2018
Peppers Creek, New South Wales, Hope West, New South Wales, G-525, G525-535, Balloon, VH-HVW, Charter, Substantial, Kavanagh Balloons, The International Balloon Flight Company (Australia)
AO-2018-027
Lay-over landing involving Kavanagh Balloons E-240, VH-DUX, 18 km east of Essendon Airport, Victoria, on 2 April 2018
Fawkner Park, Victoria, Rosanna Golf Course, Victoria, E-240, E240-525, Balloon, VH-DUX, Charter, Nil, Kavanagh Balloons, Global Ballooning
AO-2018-028
Technical Assistance to RAAus – Collision with terrain involving Pioneer International Flightstar, 10-0780, 10 km south of Emerald Airport, Queensland, on 14 January 2018
Emerald Airport, Qld, Pioneer International - Flightstar, Sport and recreational, 10-0780, Flying Training, Destroyed, Amateur Built Aircraft
AE-2018-023
Loss of control and collision with water involving Eurocopter EC120B, VH-WII, Hardy Reef, 72 km north-north-east of Hamilton Island Airport, Queensland, on 21 March 2018
Hamilton Island, Qld, Hardy Reef, Qld, EC120B, 1603, Helicopter, VH-WII, Charter, Destroyed, Eurocopter, Whitsunday Air Services
AO-2018-026
Runway excursion and collision with terrain involving Van's RV-6A, VH-OAJ, Somersby, New South Wales, on 18 March 2018
Camden, NSW, Somersby, NSW, Van's RV-6A, Q126, Piston, VH-OAJ, Private, Substantial, Amateur Built Aircraft
AO-2018-025
Collision with floodwater involving freight train 6792, Little Banyan Creek, Queensland, on 7 March 2018
6792, Minor, Portsmith, Queensland, Track and Civil Infrastructure Irregularity, Acacia Ridge, Queensland, Aurizon, Freight
RO-2018-007
Grounding of bulk carrier Bulk India, Dampier, Western Australia, on 11 March 2018
Dampier, Western Australia, Qingdao, Shandong, People's Republic of China, Bulk India, Bulk carrier, Panama, 9284271, Nil, Grounding, Iron ore, Southern Route Maritime S.A. and Nissen Kaiun Co Ltd, Panama
341-MO-2018-004