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Maritime
MO-2022-201
The Enchanter, a charter fishing vessel on a five-day trip from Mangōnui to the Three Kings Islands with eight passengers and two crew, was struck by a large steep wave on the evening of 20 March 2022 while returning toward Murimotu Island. The impact rolled the vessel onto its side, causing the superstructure to break away and the vessel to capsize. The Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon alerted the Rescue Coordination Centre, prompting a major search and rescue response. Of the ten people on board, only five survived; they were rescued from the upturned hull and debris, while the remaining five were recovered after a two-day search operation.
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Aviation
AO-2022-003
New Zealand has completed its support for this inquiry. Please note, TAIC will not be producing a report for this inquiry.
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Aviation
AO-2022-002
A Robinson Helicopter Company R22 helicopter was being used to transfer two passengers from Karamea to a remote landing spot in Kahurangi National Park, from where the passengers were to go hunting. On the return flight to Karamea the pilot experienced a vibration and heard an associated noise. During the landing sequence at Karamea, the helicopter broke up in the air and struck the ground. The helicopter was destroyed. Pilot survived, seriously injured.
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Aviation
AO-2022-001
Balloon landings are a safety-critical phase of flight. If anyone or anything is ejected from basket during landing, an accident is virtually certain because balloon is uncontrolled, passengers unattended. To avoid this, all balloon pilots should wear safety harnesses. Owners/operators should install them. Also, passenger safety briefings must be clear, concise, easy for all passengers to follow.
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Rail
RO-2021-106
TAIC report: people in control of transport infrastructure need to think again about how well their structures can cope with climate change significant rainfall events. Flood water washed out rail track ballast. Freight train ran over the track. Locomotive and 17 of its 37 wagons derailed. KiwiRail has addressed safety issues with severe weather warning, flood monitoring
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Maritime
MO-2021-205
TAIC final report shows why equipment should be operated by people who understand how to use it safely, and why safety management systems should require ongoing monitoring and review of risk control effectiveness. A container ship crew member's leg was seriously injured when caught in a moving part of a telescopic ladder.
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Aviation
AO-2021-005
New Zealand has completed its support for this inquiry. Please note, TAIC will not be producing a report for this inquiry.
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Maritime
MO-2021-204
TAIC reports on fatal capsize of recreational boat while crossing harbour bar. NZ needs to require boats to be registered, and we need minimum standards for boat design and construction, and we need to assess skippers for minimum standards of knowledge and boat handling. To accept the status quo is to accept the current rate of 15-20 deaths a year. Education campaigns to encourage safer boating are good but not enough; they don’t reach all skippers and listening is optional.
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Aviation
AO-2021-003
Fatal helicopter crash. An Airbus AS350 B3e helicopter ZK-ITD was being flown from the operator’s base in Milton to a client’s cherry orchard near Alexandra to conduct frost protection operations. The helicopter conducted a series of turns immediately before, and after, reaching the township of Lawrence. Soon after, the helicopter made a descending right-hand turn through nearly 160 degrees before entering a left-hand spiral dive that ended in a near vertical nose-down impact with the ground.
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Rail
RO-2021-105
TAIC report presents rail safety issues with working practices, engineering protections, and safety guidelines - factors that contributed to unintended shunt movement, in Picton. A remote-controlled shunt loco and wagon moved off the end of the quay-to-ferry rail linkspan and into the harbour.
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Maritime
MO-2021-203
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 issues: watchkeeping standards & practice; adherence to collision prevention rules; and fatigue.
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Aviation
AO-2021-002
New Zealand has completed its support for this inquiry. Please note, TAIC will not be producing a report for this inquiry.
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