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Marine MO-2021-201: Jet boat KJet 8, loss of control, Shotover River, Queenstown, 21 March 2021
A commercial jet boat lost control, crashed into trees. Injuries to two of the twelve persons on board. Jet boat engine failed, so no steering. All due to a single failure in an engine control fuse that broke from metal fatigue. The fuse box, bolted to the engine, was vibrating too much. TAIC recommends urgent action to address risks associated with single points of failure.
Marine MO-2022-202 & MO-2022-203, Independent inquiry into port operations accidents at Lyttelton and Auckland
TAIC is inquiring into the fatal accidents at Lyttelton Port and Ports of Auckland. The Minister of Transport directed TAIC to inquire into the circumstances and causes of the two accidents and provide an independent safety-focused investigation to determine any potential system-wide lessons. The…
Marine MO-2021-203: Collision between Fishing Vessel ‘Commission’ and container ship ‘Kota Lembah’, 84 nautical miles northeast of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, 28 July 2021
At about 4am on 28 July 2021, fishing vessel Commission (motoring) collided with the container vessel Kota Lembah (drifting awaiting port berth at Auckland). Damage to fishing vessel stabiliser and wheelhouse. Neither vessel’s hull was breached. Nobody hurt. TAIC recommendations address 3 key…
Aviation AO-2019-002: Bombardiers DHC-8-311, ZK-NEH and ZK-NEF, ‘Loss of separation’ near Wellington, New Zealand, 12 March 2019
Two Dash-8 passenger aircraft avoided collision on approach to Wellington Airport (saved by human and last-defence automated systems) after one Dash-8 followed the wrong lead aircraft. Nobody hurt, no damage. All safety…
Aviation AO-2020-001: Pacific Aerospace Cresco 08-600, ZK-LTK Impact with terrain Kourarau Hill, Masterton 24 April 2020
Medical incapacity as likely as not cause of fatal accident near Masterton in April 2020. On take-off, an agricultural aircraft ran off a farm airstrip. It struck rough ground, undercarriage broke, damaged a wing,…
Marine MO-2022-201: Sinking of a Fishing vessel, off North Cape, 20 March 2022
The fishing charter vessel Enchanter foundered (filled with water – some parts of the wreck floated, while other parts sank) offshore from North Cape on the night of 20/21 March. Ten persons were on board; five,…
Aviation AO-2022-001: Ultramagic, S.A. N-250, ZK-MET, Pilot ejection from basket on landing, Lyndhurst, near Methven, 1 January 2022
Preliminary Report: Commercial balloon pilots should be required to wear restraint harnesses during safety-critical phases of flight. Current Civil Aviation Rules specifically exempt balloon pilots from having to wear…
Rail RO-2020-101: Level crossing collision, Mulcocks Road, Flaxton, 10 February 2020
A passenger train collided with a truck, fatally injuring the truck driver. Truck had stopped but phone call distracted truck driver, who reduced pressure on brake and truck moved onto track. TAIC calls for formal…
Marine MO-2020-202: Bulk log carrier Funing, Loss of manoeuvrability while leaving port, Port of Tauranga, 6 July 2020
The log carrier Funing was departing port when its main engine failed. Drifting in the current, its propeller and rudder tangled in a buoy mooring chain. A fuel injection unit had seized due to coking debris caused by…