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Electric fence snares aircraft 27 Aug 2013 | 06:00 am
An amateur-built 1933 Pietenpol Air Camper collided with terrain after the landing gear caught the top wire of an electric fence.
Two airspace safety incidents within a week at Nagambie 26 Aug 2013 | 06:00 am
Two airspace-related events at Nagambie, Victoria. The pilots were operating on the see-and-avoid principle.
Video highlights dangers of data input errors 23 Aug 2013 | 07:00 am
The ATSB today released a new YouTube video that demonstrates the serious consequences of simple, undetected human error in data calculation and entry.
Breakdown and subsequent drift towards danger of the bulk carrier ID Integrity, Coral Sea, 18 to 23 May 2012 22 Aug 2013 | 06:00 am
In May 2012, while transiting the Coral Sea, ID Integrity’s main engine shut down when its fuel pump reversing mechanism came free and jammed. The ship drifted in a westerly direction towards the Aust...
Drifting towards danger 22 Aug 2013 | 05:29 am
The main engine of the bulk carrier ID Integrity shut down and could not be restarted, leaving the ship drifting across the Coral Sea.
ATSB’s report on the Sydney-Melbourne railway line 22 Aug 2013 | 05:29 am
The ATSB has completed its safety review of the interstate rail line between Melbourne and Sydney, identifying underlying issues and evaluating the response of the operator.
Investigation of rail operations on the interstate rail line between Melbourne and Sydney 22 Aug 2013 | 05:28 am
The Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, requested that the ATSB undertake an investigation to examine the safety of rail operations on the Melbourne to Sydney line.
Crew lands aircraft with collapsed landing gear 21 Aug 2013 | 04:37 am
The ATSB is praising the crew of a Beechcraft B58 (Baron) for their handling of a nose landing gear collapse, which resulted in a wheels-up landing, without injury.
Aircraft loses contact after radio fails 19 Aug 2013 | 05:30 am
An aircraft’s radio failure has shown the importance of maintaining communications and the need to alert Air Traffic Control of any problems as soon as possible.
Operational non-compliance involving a Boeing 777, VH-VPH, near Melbourne Airport, Victoria on 15 August 2013 18 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
During the approach, the autopilot commanded a high rate of descent.
