Safety Reports

ATSB accident and incident investigations — 78 reports indexed.

78 reports

DateAircraftTitle
19 Feb 2025VH-SKDFuel exhaustion — Cirrus SR22 private flight
11 Feb 2025VH-TFEAirworthiness finding — cracked spar cap, Cessna 172 fleet
3 Feb 2025VH-HLDTail rotor strike — Bell 206B during confined area landing
22 Jan 2025VH-HLGWire strike — Robinson R44, pastoral station NT
22 Jan 2025VH-CHBCFIT approach — charter flight, mountainous terrain
17 Jan 2025VH-VXTCracked main gear trunnion — Boeing 737-838 fleet
14 Jan 2025VH-AGAAgricultural aircraft power loss — Air Tractor AT-502B
8 Jan 2025VH-FDWPartial engine failure — King Air B200, remote WA
8 Jan 2025VH-HLCHard landing — Robinson R44 training flight
29 Dec 2024VH-PRGHypoxia — private pilot, high altitude GA flight
18 Dec 2024VH-BNASpatial disorientation — Cessna 172 near Archerfield
5 Dec 2024VH-FDSEngine failure on take-off — Beechcraft King Air B200
2 Dec 2024VH-TJARejected take-off — Boeing 737 MAX 8, Melbourne Airport
14 Nov 2024VH-TFAEngine power loss following bird strike — Cessna 172S
9 Nov 2024VH-HLCLoss of control — Robinson R22 Beta II, training flight
21 Oct 2024VH-MECRunway incursion — Boeing 737 and Cessna 172, Moorabbin
11 Oct 2024VH-PRLDeclared emergency — fuel starvation, Piper PA-28
8 Oct 2024VH-VIVBird strike causing windshield damage — Airbus A330
4 Sept 2024VH-PRJAirspace violation — VFR aircraft enters Class C without clearance
3 Sept 2024VH-HLAControlled flight into terrain — Robinson R44, Snowy Mountains
22 Aug 2024VH-KAAMain rotor blade delamination detected — Robinson R44 series
10 Aug 2024VH-UWAEmergency descent — Airbus A321neo, engine vibration
30 July 2024VH-AGABird strike — Air Tractor AT-802, agricultural operation
19 July 2024VH-VXRRunway excursion on landing — Boeing 737-838
8 July 2024VH-OPLLanding gear collapse — Piper PA-34 Seneca, Bankstown
11 June 2024VH-AGHControlled flight into terrain — agricultural aircraft, QLD
22 May 2024VH-QPHTurbulence injuries — Boeing 787-9, severe clear air turbulence
14 May 2024VH-QBCAirframe structural crack found during inspection — DHC-8-Q400
28 Apr 2024VH-PRFFuel exhaustion — Cessna 182T, Western Australia
2 Apr 2024VH-HLBRotor blade strike — Robinson R44 during engine start
15 Mar 2024VH-VIVLoss of separation — Airbus A330 and Boeing 737 near Sydney
28 Nov 2023VH-WDAFuel cap departure in flight — Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
22 Nov 2023VH-HLEWire strike — Bell 206B JetRanger, Northern Territory
14 Oct 2023VH-PVAPropeller strike during maintenance — Cessna 172, Parafield
14 Sept 2023VH-FDTEngine oil loss — Beechcraft King Air 350, RFDS
19 Aug 2023VH-QOAPressurisation loss — Fokker 100, cruise altitude
4 Aug 2023VH-OQBUncontained engine failure — Airbus A380, Sydney
28 July 2023VH-CDBFuel cap left off — Piper PA-28 Archer, near Archerfield
30 June 2023VH-PVAMid-air near-miss — two training aircraft, Parafield CTR
11 June 2023VH-MELLoss of control — Piper PA-28 Cherokee, training flight
22 May 2023VH-EBCDepressurisation and emergency descent — Airbus A330
28 Apr 2023VH-ZLHLoss of separation — two Saab 340s, Rex network
17 Apr 2023VH-FDRIn-flight engine shutdown — Beechcraft King Air B200, WA
8 Mar 2023VH-AGCAgricultural aircraft collision with terrain during spraying run
14 Feb 2023VH-FTDTraining accident — Diamond DA42 Twin Star, engine failure on take-off
3 Feb 2023VH-BNAGround collision — Cessna 172 and taxiing aircraft, Archerfield
18 Jan 2023VH-FDQIn-flight icing — Beechcraft King Air B200, inland NSW
29 Dec 2022VH-WDADitching following engine failure — Cessna 208 Grand Caravan
31 Oct 2022VH-QBBHard landing causing structural damage — DHC-8-Q400
18 Sept 2022VH-VUBRunway incursion — Boeing 737 and vehicle at Melbourne Airport
3 Aug 2022VH-FVRRunway excursion on landing — Fokker 70, Alliance Airlines
24 June 2022VH-VQNEngine fire warning — Jetstar A320, Brisbane departure
7 June 2022VH-HLBFire in flight — Robinson R22 Beta, training flight
19 May 2022VH-EXASmoke in cockpit — Pilatus PC-12 during cruise
7 Apr 2022VH-PRKLoss of control after go-around — Cirrus SR22, private
11 Mar 2022VH-DCASpatial disorientation — Piper Navajo, Kimberley region
18 Feb 2022VH-TJBBird strike causing engine damage — Boeing 737 MAX, Jetstar
25 Oct 2021VH-HLDTail rotor failure — Airbus H125, alpine tourism operation
12 Aug 2021VH-JBAFuel exhaustion — Bell 206B JetRanger, mustering
14 July 2021VH-ZLHPressurisation failure — Saab 340B, regional route
23 June 2021VH-KAATail rotor failure — Robinson R44, hover
5 May 2021VH-UWBHydraulic system failure — Airbus A321neo, cruise
22 Apr 2021VH-TFBMid-air collision — two Cessna 172s, training area
22 Mar 2021VH-OGBEngine failure — Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, charter
4 Feb 2021VH-MEPStall and spin entry — training aircraft near Moorabbin
9 Dec 2020VH-AGJStructural failure — agricultural aircraft wire strike, WA
9 Nov 2020VH-BRYGear-up landing — Piper PA-34 Seneca, training flight
18 Sept 2020VH-QPHSerious incident — Boeing 787-9 instrument failure, international
12 Aug 2020VH-AGAEngine fire on take-off — Air Tractor AT-802 agricultural
7 July 2020VH-QBDRunway undershoot — DHC-8-Q400, crosswind landing
2 June 2020VH-MESIncapacitation of pilot — Pilatus PC-12, medical flight
12 May 2020VH-NFAIn-flight structural damage — Tecnam P2008, training
15 Mar 2020VH-PRFOverdue aircraft located — Cessna 182 Skylane, remote SA
5 Nov 2019VH-PCANose gear collapse — Piper Seminole, training flight
22 Aug 2019VH-FVTLanding gear malfunction — Fokker 100, Alliance Airlines
9 July 2019VH-AFAMid-air near-miss — Cirrus SR22T and Cessna 172, Archerfield CTR
14 June 2018VH-SRAFuel contamination — Cessna 208 Grand Caravan, charter
19 Apr 2017VH-OGACFIT — fixed-wing aircraft, outback SA