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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 3 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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07-010
Report 07-010, Fletcher FU24-950, ZK-DZG, in-flight vertical fin failure, loss of
control and ground impact, 5 kilometres west of Whangarei (Pukenui Forest), 22 November 2005
Volume A111
1 Safety Recommendation
of which 1 is open
Published on Thursday, June 18, 2009
At about 1142 on 22 November 2005, ZK-DZG, a Fletcher FU24-950 agricultural aeroplane was on a ferry flight to Whangarei Aerodrome with the pilot and a loader-driver on board when its vertical fin failed. The fin failure made the aircraft uncontrollable and it descended into trees, 10 kilometres from its destination. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were killed.
A pre-existing...
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07-006
Report 07-006, Hawker Beechcraft Corporation 1900D, ZK-EAK, landing gear
malfunction and subsequent wheels-up landing, Woodbourne Aerodrome, Blenheim,
18 June 2007
Volume A110
0 Safety Recommendations
of which 0 are open
Published on Thursday, May 28, 2009
On Monday 18 June 2007 at 0812, ZK-EAK, a Hawker Beechcraft Corporation 1900D, was on approach
to land at Wellington when the landing gear failed to lower. The 2-pilot crew completed a missed
approach and further attempted to lower the landing gear by both normal and emergency means. The
landing gear remained retracted, so the crew elected to divert to Woodbourne where a wheels-up...
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07-011
Report 07-011, Cessna A152 Aerobat, ZK-KID, impact with terrain,
Te Urewera National Park, 23 kilometres south-east of Murupara, 26 October 2007
Volume A109
1 Safety Recommendation
of which 1 is open
Published on Thursday, May 21, 2009
At 1555 on Friday 26 October 2007, Cessna A152 ZK-KID was on a cross-country navigation training flight when it entered a narrow and rising valley at low level from which escape was impossible. As the instructor attempted to manoeuvre out of the valley, the aircraft struck several trees. The instructor was killed and the student suffered serious injuries, but was able to walk out and summon...
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07-012
Report 07-012, Fletcher FU24-950EX, ZK-EGV, collision with terrain
near Opotiki, 10 November 2007
Volume A108
3 Safety Recommendations
of which 3 are open
Published on Thursday, April 23, 2009
At about 1320 on 10 November 2007, a Fletcher FU24-950EX aeroplane, registered ZK-EGV, was engaged in aerial top-dressing of a farm near Opotiki when it descended into trees in a small gully about 600 metres from the area being top-dressed. The pilot, the only occupant, was killed.
ZK-EGV was a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A turbine-powered version of the Fletcher. No technical reason was...
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06-007
KH369 ZK-HDJ, collision with terrain, Mt Ruapehu, 11 Dec 2006
Volume A105
4 Safety Recommendations
of which 4 are open
Published on Thursday, January 15, 2009
On 11 December 2006, a Kawasaki-Hughes 369HS helicopter, registered ZK-HDJ, took off with the pilot and 4 passengers on board from near Crater Lake on Mount Ruapehu, at an elevation of about 8300 feet. The pilot could not climb the helicopter above the surrounding terrain, so he descended towards the lake to accelerate the helicopter towards its best-angle-of-climb speed. The helicopter hit...
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