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Rail
RO-2000-102
At about 2000 on Wednesday 23 February 2000, Train 228, a Wellington to Auckland express freight service, passed a signal at Stop and entered Plimmerton station limits. An electric multiple unit, which had been running ahead of Train 228 and terminated at Plimmerton, was standing at the platform on the up main line ready to depart on its return journey to Wellington. Train 228 stopped about 180 metres short of colliding with the electric multiple unit. Six safety issues were identified: • the visibility of signals at authorised line speed
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Aviation
AO-2000-002
[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-2000-001
[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-2000-101
On 17 December 1999, an incident occurred near Greymouth where a locomotive engineer was given permission by train control for his train to enter a section of track already occupied by a hi-rail vehicle. The driver of the hi-rail vehicle saw the train and was able to off-track in time to avert a collision.
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Aviation
AO-1999-006
On Saturday 18 December 1999 at about 1524 hours, ZK-HYE, a Hughes 269C helicopter, was on a private local scenic flight about 3 nautical miles north of Kawerau. Approaching to land, the helicopter struck a power line and impacted the ground nearly inverted. The pilot and 2 passengers died as a result of the accident and the resulting fire destroyed most of the helicopter. No new safety issues were identified during the investigation.
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Rail
RO-1999-127
At approximately 1630 hours on Friday 17 December 1999, a rake of wagons being propelled from Fletcher Paper private siding in Mt Maunganui derailed as a result of being pushed over a derailing block. The wagons slewed from the track and crossed a public road level crossing before colliding with a building and coming to rest on the opposite side of the road. The safety deficiencies identified included: • the use of motorcycles by staff during shunting of sidings • the lack of formalisation of local speed limits • the positioning of staff during the propelling movement.
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Rail
RO-1999-126
[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-1999-125
At approximately 1010 hours on Wednesday 24 November 1999, the Wellington to Auckland Overlander passenger express, Train 200, proceeded past a conditional stop board between Ohau and Levin without authority. Some 5 kilometres later Train 200 unexpectedly met a track maintenance gang, which had just cleared the track to allow the passage of the train. There were no injuries. The safety issues identified were: • the incomplete radio procedures for communication between locomotive engineers and track gangs working under conditional stop board protection
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Maritime
MO-1999-213
On Thursday 21 October 1999 at about 1810, jet boat "Shotover 14" entered the first canyon on the Upper Shotover River with the driver and 9 passengers on board, travelling at about 65 km/h. While travelling close to the left side of the canyon a component in the steering system caught on a bracket, preventing the driver from steering to the right.
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Rail
RO-1999-124
[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-1999-123
[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-1999-212
On Thursday 21 October 1999 at about 1810, jet boat "Shotover 14" entered the first canyon on the Upper Shotover River with the driver and 9 passengers on board, travelling at about 65 km/h. While travelling close to the left side of the canyon a component in the steering system caught on a bracket, preventing the driver from steering to the right.
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