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Aviation
AO-2004-008
On Wednesday 15 December 2004 at about 1450, ZK-JES, a Cessna 172, on a flight from Kerikeri to Waitiki Airstrip, ditched in Cable Bay when the pilot could no longer continue flying visually, because of the weather conditions. One of the 2 passengers drowned, and the other passenger and the pilot were seriously injured.
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Rail
RO-2004-132
On Saturday 4 December 2004, a Tranz Metro electric multiple unit passenger train travelling from Wellington to Paraparaumu became disabled between Kaiwharawhara Station and Tunnel 1 when the traction overhead contact wire failed due to tensile overload. The failure was brought about by a combination of poor eletrical contact between the contact wire and stirrup clamping plates, and a build-up of corrosion products.
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Aviation
AO-2004-007
On Tuesday 30 November 2004, ZK-JAN, a Piper PA34-200T Seneca II, was on an air transport charter flight returning to Nelson from New Plymouth with the pilot and one passenger on board. After departing New Plymouth and obtaining approval to operate up to 8500 feet under visual flight rules, the aircraft struck Mount Taranaki / Egmont about 150 feet below the summit. The 2 occupants were killed on impact and the aircraft was destroyed.
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Rail
RO-2004-129
[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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Maritime
MO-2004-218
[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-2004-131
[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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Aviation
AO-2004-006
On Tuesday 16 November 2004, HL7597 was a Boeing 777-200, operating as flight AAR 607 on a scheduled flight from Incheon, South Korea to Auckland with 200 passengers and 17 crew on board. As AAR 607 approached Auckland runway 23L, a work party was cleared onto the closed section of the runway for further work. However, the work party were concerned about the low approach of the landing aircraft, so elected to remain clear of the runway.
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Rail
RO-2004-130
Between Friday 5 November 2004 and Monday 21 March 2005, there were 4 freight train derailments at various locations as a result of failures of roller bearing units. These failures occurred on varying wagon classes and bogie types. There were no injuries in any of the incidents. Because of the similarities arising from each derailment, the investigations into all 4 incidents have been combined into one report. Safety issues identified included: · the reporting and tracking of component replacement
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Maritime
MO-2004-217
In the early hours of Wednesday 27 October 2004, the San Rochelle with a Master and 2 crew on board was in the fishing grounds to the north of New Zealand. At about 0345 with the crew part way through setting the first longline of the voyage, the Master noticed smoke coming from the aft engine room ventilators. He discharged a portable CO2 fire extinguisher into the engine room, without the fire noticeably diminishing, before he made a distress call on his single side band radio. The distress call was acknowledged by Maritime Radio and a rescue operation commenced.
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Rail
RO-2004-128
[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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Maritime
MO-2004-216
On Tuesday 19 October 2004 at about 1018, the passenger freight ferry "Aratere" was transiting Queen Charlotte Sound after departing Picton when it lost all power. After a few minutes, emergency power was restored and the master navigated safely down the sound until full manoeuvring power was restored. The master then conned the vessel back to Picton to effect repairs to one of the diesel generators. Safety issues identified included: - procedures covering the replacement of diesel generator cylinder heads
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Rail
RO-2004-127
On Tuesday 19 October 2004 at about 0840, express freight Train 952 collided with a stock truck and trailer at Browns Road level crossing in Dunsandel, between Rolleston and Ashburton. Flashing lights and bells protecting the level crossing were working at the time of the collision. The locomotive remained upright and on the rails but sustained major damage. The truck and trailer unit was extensively damaged. The locomotive engineer was uninjured but the truck driver suffered extensive injuries. The safety issues identified were:
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