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Effective risk management of inadvertent entry into IMC relies on multiple layers of controls, ATSB Mt Disappointment investigation highlights
The ATSB investigation into an Airbus EC130 helicopter accident on Mount Disappointment highlights that the effective management of the risk of inadvertent entry into instrument…
Engine malfunction and runway overrun involving Cessna 208, VH-NWJ, at Lizard Island, Queensland, on 8 January 2024
Lizard Island Airport, Queensland, Cairns Airport, Queensland, 208B, 208B2161, Turboprop, VH-NWJ, Part 135 Air transport operations - smaller aeroplanes, Substantial, Cessna Aircraft Company, Townsville Airlines Pty Ltd
AO-2024-001
Level crossing collision between freight train 7SP5 and a truck at the Barrier Highway level crossing, near Cutana, South Australia, 31 December 2023
7SP5, Freight, Substantial, Sydney, New South Wales, Level Crossing, Perth, Western Australia, Pacific National
RO-2023-009
Interim transport safety report one year on from Gold Coast helicopter collision
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released an interim report detailing contextual information established as part of its ongoing investigation into the mid-air collision between two…
Barrier Highway level crossing accident and freight train derailment     
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has commenced a transport safety investigation into the level crossing accident involving a freight train and a truck on the Barrier Highway, South Australia, on Sunday morning. The ATSB is deploying Adelaide-based transport safety investigators, with experience in train and railway operations, to the accident site. As part of their evidence collection activities investigators will examine the level crossing infrastructure and rollingstock, interview involved parties and any witnesses, examine truck and train operational…
Points not set for intended route prior to tram collision
Two trams collided at the intersection of Victoria Parade and Nicholson Street in Melbourne, after a set of points turned one tram off its intended course and into the path of the other, a…
Preliminary report details pilot launch grounding at Port Phillip Heads
A transport safety investigation is continuing into the grounding and wreck of the pilot launch PV Corsair off Point Lonsdale, Victoria, with early evidence…
Plan continuation bias probably influenced decision to continue flight despite forecast unsuitable weather conditions
Plan continuation bias probably influenced a pilot’s decision to continue their visual flight rules flight despite forecast unsuitable weather prior to a controlled flight into terrain…
REPCON: confidential reporting of safety concerns
We encourage anyone who doesn’t feel comfortable in reporting an aviation, marine or rail safety concern to their employer, an operator or a service provider to report it to us by using our…
Piper Cherokee’s take-off over backtracking Saab highlights the importance of radio use at non-towered airports
The pilot of a Piper Cherokee that took off over a Saab 340 that was backtracking on the same runway used non-standard radio phraseology and had missed a transmission from the larger aircraft…