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MPV Everest engine room fire highlights the risks and challenges of operating in harsh, remote conditions
A fire on board a multi-purpose vessel chartered by the Australian Antarctic Division while transiting the Southern Ocean highlights the risks and challenges of operating in harsh, remote…
ATSB releases King River crocodile egg collection helicopter accident investigation report
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released the final report from its transport safety investigation into an accident involving a Robinson R44 helicopter being used in the collection…
Mid-air collision involving SIAI-Marchetti S-211s, VH-DZJ and VH-DQJ, 25 km west of Tyabb Airport, Victoria, on 19 November 2023
Essendon Airport, Essendon Airport, S-211, 005/02-002, Jet, VH-DZJ, Destroyed, SIAI-Marchetti S.p.A
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Essendon Airport, Essendon Airport, S-211, 025/02-015, Jet, VH-DQJ, Minor, SIAI-Marchetti S.p.A
AO-2023-057
Collision with terrain involving a Stoddard Hamilton Aircraft Glastar, VH-BAQ, about 18 km north-west of Noosa, Queensland, on 12 November 2023
Greenfields, Greenfields, GLASTAR, V373X, VH-BAQ, Part 91 General operating and flight rules, Amateur Built Aircraft
AO-2023-056
Accredited Representative to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch, UK – Collision with terrain involving a DB-6R hot air balloon, G-CMFS, near Ombersley Court, Worcestershire, UK on 25 June 2023
AA-2023-007
Port Phillip Bay mid-air aircraft accident
The ATSB will investigate a mid-air collision between two aircraft over Port Phillip Bay on Sunday afternoon. The two-seat, civilian-operated ex-military jet trainer aircraft were reported to be conducting a formation flight over the Bay. After the collision one of the aircraft is reported to have lost control and subsequently impacted the water, while the second recovered to Essendon Airport. ATSB transport safety investigators are preparing to gather evidence from a range of sources including conducting interviews,…
Findings from UK study into low-cost active CO detectors
In July 2023, the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) published its report into a study on how low-cost, commercial off-the-shelf, carbon monoxide CO detectors with attention-getting…
High pilot workload prior to misaligned take-off at night
A number of runway edge lights were damaged during a night-time take-off roll when a pilot misaligned their Piper Chieftain aircraft with the runway edge lighting, an ATSB investigation…
R44 dynamic rollover after skid pressed against partially obscured tree root
A Robinson R44 dynamic rollover accident highlights to helicopter pilots the importance of carefully examining landing sites before take-off, and maintaining smooth and controlled flight…
Technical Assistance to the Civil Aviation Safety Authority in the examination of an Airbus A330 hydraulic hose
AE-2023-006