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09-007
Report 09-007: Piper PA32-260, ZK-CNS, impact with ground following a loss of control after take-off, near Claris, Great Barrier Island, 29 September 2009
Volume A118
0 Safety Recommendations
of which 0 are open
Published on Thursday, September 02, 2010
At about 1305 on 29 September 2009, ZK-CNS, a Piper Cherokee 6, took off from runway 28 at Great Barrier Aerodrome for a scheduled 30-minute flight to Auckland International Airport. On board were 5 passengers and the pilot.
The aeroplane was near its maximum authorised weight, and when it lifted off it encountered a wind shift at a critical time that caused a loss of lift. The wind shift,...
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08-007
Report 08-007, Robinson Helicopter Company, R22 Alpha ZK-HXR, loss of control, Lake Wanaka, 1 November 2008
Volume A117
0 Safety Recommendations
of which 0 are open
Published on Thursday, August 05, 2010
On 1 November 2008, a Robinson Helicopter Company R22 helicopter registered ZK-HXR, which was being flown from Haast to Wanaka with the pilot only on board, did not arrive at the Wanaka aerodrome for an intended refuel. Efforts to locate the helicopter began promptly and items from the helicopter were soon found floating in Lake Wanaka, about 22 kilometres north-west of the aerodrome. Most of...
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09-006
Report 09-006, Cessna 207, ZK-DEW aircraft starting incident resulting in runway incursion, Queenstown Aerodrome. 5 September 2009
Volume A116
1 Safety Recommendation
of which 1 is open
Published on Thursday, June 24, 2010
On Saturday 5 September 2009 the Cessna 207 aircraft had been loaded with 5 passengers for a trip from Queenstown to Milford Sound. Owing to a faulty battery the aircraft would not start using the conventional key-start system.
The pilot placed another company employee, who was not a pilot or an engineer, in the left-hand seat, set the handbrake and set the ignition and engine controls for a...
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09-004
Report 09-004, Britten Norman BN2A-Mk III Trislander, ZK-LOU loss of engine propeller assembly, near Claris, Great Barrier Island, 5 July 2009
Volume A115
1 Safety Recommendation
of which 1 is open
Published on Friday, May 28, 2010
Shortly after take-off at approximately 1305 on 5 July 2009, the right engine propeller assembly of ZK-LOU, a 3-engine Trislander, separated from the engine crankshaft and struck the side of the aeroplane. Nobody was seriously injured, but the aeroplane fuselage was extensively damaged and a passenger door was removed, leaving a large opening adjacent to some passengers.
Undetected corrosion...
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09-003
Report 09-003, Fairchild SA227-AC Metroliner III ZK-NSS, runway excursion, New Plymouth
Aerodrome, 31 March 2009
Volume A114
1 Safety Recommendation
of which 1 is open
Published on Thursday, April 15, 2010
On 30 March 2009 at 2340, a Fairchild SA227-AC Metroliner III air ambulance aeroplane, registered
ZK-NSS, took off from Auckland International Airport on a night flight to New Plymouth Aerodrome to uplift a patient. On board were 2 pilots and a medical team of 3. The flight was without incident until the approach at New Plymouth.
The pilots carried out a visual approach, although that was...
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09-001
Report 09-001, BN2A-20 Islander, YJ-RV2 impact with terrain Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu, 19 December 2008
Volume Refer to abstract
0 Safety Recommendations
of which 0 are open
Published on Thursday, December 17, 2009
On 2 January 2009 the Government of the Republic of Vanuatu requested assistance from New Zealand in the investigation of a fatal air accident that had occurred on 19 December 2008. The request was approved and on 21 January 2009 a Transport Accident Investigation Commission investigator arrived in Vanuatu. An engineering specialist joined the team 3 days later.
The investigation team was...
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07-013
Report 07-013 PAC 750XL, ZK-KAY, 8E Silvairl, G-AKUL, Mid-air collision, at Rectory Farm, near Rugeley, Staffordshire, 16 December 2007
Volume Refer to abstract
0 Safety Recommendations
of which 0 are open
Published on Wednesday, December 16, 2009
The Commission was New Zealand's Accredited Representative to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch, Department of Transport, United Kingdom for their investigation into the above occurrence. Their report was published as "Luscombe 8E Silvaire Deluxe, G-AKUI and Pacific Aerospace PAC 750XL, ZK-KAY".
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07-008
Report 07-008 Pacific Blue Boeing 737-800 Runway excursion during takeoff, Sydney, 14 July 2007
Volume Refer to abstract
0 Safety Recommendations
of which 0 are open
Published on Wednesday, December 16, 2009
The Commission was New Zealand's Accredited Representative to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau's investigation into the above occurrence. Their report was published as Aviation Occurrence Investigation AO-2007-023. The Report.
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08-005
Report 08-005, Kawasaki-Hughes 369D, ZK-HWE, un-commanded yaw and loss of control, Maori Saddle, near Haast, Westland, 11 August 2008
Volume A113
0 Safety Recommendations
of which 0 are open
Published on Thursday, November 05, 2009
On 11 August 2008, a Kawasaki-Hughes 369D helicopter, registered ZK-HWE, departed Haast in support of a Department of Conservation track-maintenance task. On board were 3 track workers, the pilot and over 150 kilograms of equipment. The pilot had flown a similar series of flights during the previous week.
The first planned landing was at the Maori Saddle Hut, which was surrounded by high...
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08-001
Report 08-001, Cessna 152 ZK-ETY and Robinson R22 ZK-HGV, mid-air collision, Paraparaumu, 17 February 2008
Volume A112
3 Safety Recommendations
of which 2 are open
Published on Thursday, October 01, 2009
On 17 February 2008, a mid-air collision between a light aeroplane and a small helicopter over Paraparaumu resulted in the deaths of 2 student pilots (aged 17 and 19 years) and a flight examiner (aged 30). Both aircraft were destroyed and several homes and commercial premises damaged, but no persons on the ground were injured.
The pilot of the aeroplane was following a standardised joining...
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