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Key points: The pilot of a Beechcraft Baron lost situational awareness during a night visual approach into Parafield Airport; The aircraft overflew

Helicopter operators and flight crew involved in rescue hoist operations should review their operational practices to ensure hoist operation and hook

Key points Pilots of a high performance Extra aerobatic aircraft did not expect a helicopter to join the circuit ahead of them and did not assimilate

Key points: Incorrect airspeed indications were displayed on the left PFD, triggering miscompare alerts; Spurious instrument readings can create a more complex scenario for pilots than a complete instrument failure Differing airspeed indications on a PC-12 aircraft’s two primary flight displays due to a blocked pitot tube underscores the complexity of managing spurious instrument readings, an Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation notes. On the evening of 22 June 2020, a Roya...

Key points: Pilots should maintain knowledge and skills required to avoid unintentional operations in IMC; If a VFR-rated pilot does find themselves in marginal weather, they should seek whatever assistance is available, including contacting air traffic services. An incident that saw a student pilot and instructor in a Piper PA-28 encounter deteriorating weather and enter instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) while operating under visual flight rules (VFR) highlights the importance of thor...

Date Time ATSB issues Safety Advisory Notice to Robinson R44 helicopter operators following drive train failure The ATSB has released a Safety Advisory Notice to Robinson R44 operators and maintainers highlighting the importance of inspecting the helicopter’s clutch shaft yoke. The Safety Advisory Notice arises from the ATSB’s ongoing investigation into a loss of control and collision with terrain accident involving an R44 that was conducting aerial spraying operations near Clare, South Aus...

The ATSB has released a preliminary report from its on-going investigation into a fatal accident involving a Cessna 172 light aircraft conducting power...

A pilot killed in a helicopter crash while water bombing a bushfire on the New South Wales south coast probably suffered an incapacitating medical event, a

ATSB: Pilot incapacitation likely in Ulladulla firefighting helicopter accident Australian Transport Safety Bureau Press Release | May 20, 2021 Estimated reading time 5 minutes, 8 seconds. An investigation by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has found the pilot of a fire-bombing helicopter likely suffered an incapacitating medical event while repeatedly water bombing a fire near Ulladulla, New South Wales on the afternoon of Aug. 17, 2018. Accident site and wreckage. ATSB Phot...

Date Time Boeing 767 freighter departs with fuel imbalance condition The flight crew of a Boeing 767 freighter did not consult the minimum equipment list (MEL) and continued their departure from Auckland Airport on a scheduled service to Sydney following a fuel configuration advisory alert message as the aircraft approached the departure runway, an ATSB investigation found. The flight crew, consisting of the captain as pilot monitoring and the first officer as pilot flying, commenced duty at ab...