Inquiries & Recommendations
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Rail
RO-1993-108
On 8 July 1993 a shunting locomotive collided with a pedestrian who was walking along the tracks. No specific safety issues have been identified from the circumstances of this accident.
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Rail
RO-1993-107
[A preliminary investigation showed that the circumstances were not likely to have significant implications for transport safety. Consistent with section 13 of the TAIC Act the Commission discontinued the investigation and no report was published.]
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Rail
RO-1993-106
On 10 June 1993 as the train approached Naenae Station at about 60 km/h, a man was seen running across the tracks. He was fatally injured when struck by the train.
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Rail
RO-1993-105
On 28 May 1993 a train collided with a motor vehicle on a level crossing near Levin. The driver, the sole occupant of the motor vehicle, was seriously injured. Safety issues discussed in the report are design criteria for level crossings adjacent to main road intersections and the display of warnings to motorists following the disablement of crossing warning devices.
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Rail
RO-1993-104
On 22 May 1993 as the southbound express freight train from Westfield to Wellington rounded a bend near Taumarunui at dusk, the driver sighted a pedestrian on the tracks. The pedestrian lost his life when he was struck by the train.
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Aviation
AO-1993-009
[Investigated on behalf of the Government of Fiji. Direct any inquiries for copy of the report to the Minister of Transport of that State]
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Aviation
AO-1993-008
On the night of 22 April 1993 an unqualified pilot broke into a hangar and removed an aircraft which he subsequently flew for some two hours before it dived into the sea. The occupant lost his life in the accident.
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Rail
RO-1993-103
On 20 April 1993 as New Zealand Rail Limited's 1655 train from Wellington to Taita was approaching Wingate one of two children cycling on the station platform fell in front of the train and sustained serious injuries. As a result of the investigation recommendations were made to improve the promulgation of safety information to school children and to impede the free access, of cyclists and skaters, down uninterrupted sloping ramps into railway platforms.
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Aviation
AO-1993-007
ZK-DGU, a PA 28 aeroplane, collided with a tree on a dual training flight. Safety issues discussed are procedures for actual and simulated engine failures after take-off.
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Rail
RO-1993-102
On 16 April 1993 a pedestrian walking at night on the railway line near Petone was struck and killed by an electric multiple unit. The accident occurred in an area where a previously existing walkway had been removed as a result of road widening. A safety recommendation that the walkway be restored was made to the roading authority.
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Aviation
AO-1993-006
On approach to Great Barrier Aerodrome, the aircraft undershot the runway and contacted the lip of the drainage ditch at the runway's end. The left undercarriage leg was torn off, and the aircraft slid to a halt on its belly and right undercarriage leg. None of the six occupants were injured.
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Rail
RO-1993-101
On 5 April 1993 a motor vehicle travelling west on Bridge Street, Eltham, was struck by a southbound locomotive as it entered the Bridge Street level crossing. The driver and sole occupant of the motor vehicle was killed in the collision. The crossing was protected by warning lights and bells which were operating at the time of the accident.
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