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Prompt landing area identification contributed to safe outcome in forced landing during scenic helicopter flight
A Kawasaki KH‑4 helicopter had a forced landing accident while operating a scenic flight, following a loss of engine power likely due to a crack in its exhaust, an ATSB investigation report…
A330 engine malfunction incident detailed in ATSB preliminary report
The ATSB has released a preliminary report detailing an engine malfunction incident during a Qantas A330 passenger flight between Los Angeles and Brisbane on 4 December 2024.…
Failure of ship’s pilot ladder during pilot embarkation, Newcastle Pilot Boarding Ground Bravo, New South Wales on 6 February 2025
MB-2025-001
Runway overrun highlights importance of being prepared to go-around
A GA8 Airvan operating a scenic flight in Queensland’s Whitsunday region overran the runway after the pilot did not initiate a go‑around when the aircraft was above profile with a high…
Near collision involving a Piper PA-28R and a Vulcanair P.68B, Archerfield, Queensland, on 26 November 2024
AB-2024-048
Collision with water involving Robinson R44, VH-CTT, 13 km east of Barwon Heads Airport, Victoria, on 2 May 2025
R44 II, 12599, Helicopter, VH-CTT, Part 133 Air transport operations - rotorcraft, Substantial, Robinson Helicopter Co
AO-2025-022
Flight control events involving Embraer E190-100, VH-UZD, near Launceston Airport, Tasmania, on 15 April 2025, and Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, on 18 April 2025
ERJ 190-100 IGW, 19000152, Jet, VH-UZD, Part 121 Air transport operations - larger aeroplanes, Nil, Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De Aeronautica, Alliance Airlines Pty Limited
AO-2025-021
Cessna 172 aerodynamically stalled during sheep mustering
A Cessna 172 aerodynamically stalled while climbing out of a dive during mustering at Mulgathing Station in central South Australia on 27 June 2024, an ATSB…
Technical Assistance to the Civil Aviation Safety Authority in the examination of a Saab 340B antenna installation
Canberra Airport, ACT, Sydney Airport, NSW, Saab 340B, 340B-406, Turboprop, VH-VEA, Part 121 Air transport operations - larger aeroplanes, Minor, Saab Aircraft Co., Vee H Aviation Pty Ltd
AE-2024-006
Operator, regulator oversight lacking prior to fuel mismanagement accident
The ATSB’s investigation of a Cessna 310 forced landing accident on a highway in Western Australia’s Kimberley has identified concerns regarding operator and regulator oversight. …