Rail TAIC opens inquiry into passenger train derailment at Britomart, Auckland
The Commission has opened an inquiry into the passenger train derailment at Britomart Station in Auckland
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Aviation AO-2017-004: BK117 Helicopter, forced landing into Porirua Harbour (Pauatahanui) 2 May 2017
In May 2017, a helicopter carrying a power pole began spinning and descended into waist-deep water in Pāuatahanui Inlet. The pilot was the only person on board and was unharmed. The Commission discovered serious maintenance and engineering anomalies and potential risks for rest of the aircraft fleet with the same ownership history.
Aviation AO-2017-009: Boeing 787-9, Engine abnormality, Auckland, 5 December 2017
INTERIM REPORT: Two different Air New Zealand 787-9 aircraft fitted with Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines experienced turbine blade failures on climb out from Auckland in December 2017; both aircraft returned safely. The incidents occurred when blades failed earlier than predicted by Rolls-Royce’s ...
Marine MO-2016-202: Passenger ship, Azamara Quest, contact with Wheki Rock, Tory Channel, 27 January 2016
The ship hit a rock after different understandings between the harbour pilot and master led to a turn being taken late. Safety issues identified related to: the standard of bridge resource management, difficulties integ...
Marine MO-2017-201: Passenger vessel L’Austral contact with rock Snares Islands, 9 January 2017
The standard of bridge resource management and unfamiliarity with the ship’s electronic navigation equipment were factors in a January 2017 grounding of a cruise ship at the Snares Islands south of New Zealand. While t...
Aviation AO-2016-006: Eurocopter AS350-B2, ZK-HYY, Collision with terrain during scenic flight, Mount Sale, near Arrowtown, 12 September 2016
A Squirrel helicopter was making a snow landing on Mt Sale in Central Otago when it struck the ground hard and finished, badly damaged, on its side. There were no fatalities; one passenger received minor injuries. The fa...
Marine TAIC opens inquiry into Timaru fishing vessel fire
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has opened an inquiry into the fire on board the fishing vessel Dong Won at Timaru port. Circumstances reported to date are that the deep-sea fishing vessel, the Dong Won 7...
Marine MO-2018-202: Dong Won 701, caught fire, Port of Timaru, 9 April 2018
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has opened an inquiry into the fire on board the fishing vessel Dong Won at Timaru port.
