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Aviation
AO-2009-008
The Commission assisted the Australian Transport Safety Bureau in their investigation of this accident. The Australian report was released 30 August 2012 and is available on the Bureau's website (http://www.atsb.gov.au).
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Rail
RO-2002-110
On Friday 5 April 2002 at about 0806, the locomotives for the Tranz Alpine passenger express collided with the stationary passenger car consist, which had been placed to the Christchurch station platform in preparation for the locomotives to be attached. The locomotive engineer, who was driving from the lead locomotive, was not injured and major damage was confined to 2 passenger cars. The consist was unoccupied at the time. The safety issue identified was an incorrect component fitted to the locomotive braking system.
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Rail
RO-1993-113
On 4 September 1993 a passenger excursion train (A02) collided with a four-wheel-drive vehicle on a level crossing at Taupaki. The driver, the sole occupant of the motor vehicle, was fatally injured in the collision. As the crossing was already protected by flashing lights and bells, no specific safety issues were raised.
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Aviation
AO-1998-007
[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-2018-101
A fractured section of rail caused the derailment of a passenger train with about 130 passengers on board at Britomart Station, Auckland. Nobody was injured but there was damage to train and track. A machining defect likely reduced the rail’s resistance to fatigue and fracture. KiwiRail has improved track inspections. A new multi-agency group is studying the effect of rolling stock on rail and to resolve potential rail wear issues.
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Aviation
AO-2010-008
On Monday 26 July 2010, two Cessna 152 aeroplanes were being used for training flights in the vicinity of Feilding Aerodrome. One was climbing away from the aerodrome circuit with a solo student pilot on board and the other was returning to the aerodrome circuit with an instructor and another student pilot on board. The 2 aeroplanes collided at an altitude of 1300 feet about 1100 feet above the ground.
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Rail
RO-1994-107
On 5 March 1994, a car travelling west on George Holmes Road, Rolleston moved on to the level crossing while a train was approaching. The level crossing alarms, consisting of flashing lights and bells, were operating. The sole occupant of the car was killed in the collision.
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Rail
RO-2008-105
Between 21 June 2008 and 7 May 2009, 3 express freight trains derailed at various locations on the North Island Main Trunk (NIMT) line. All 3 derailments were caused by the failure and collapse of bogie side frames on wagons. The side frame failures were all similar in that they started with a fatigue crack that propagated over a period of days rather than weeks, through the box section of the side frame, until the remaining material failed in overload during normal train operations.
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Aviation
AO-1999-003
On Good Friday, 2 April 1999, Aerospatiale AS350B helicopter ZK-HBH was on a charter flight from Clifden, carrying a hunting party into Fiordland when some loss of control occurred. The helicopter collided with trees and the ground in the Rowallan Forest, killing all 5 occupants. The cause of the loss of control was not conclusively established, but the pilot's ability to control the helicopter may have been medically impaired by the sudden onset of a cardiac event. Safety issues identified include: • the need for a cargo restraint system for helicopter operations
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Aviation
AO-1994-003
The First Officer on Boeing 747-400 ZK-NBU became incapacitated over the Atlantic Ocean on 3 January 1994. No safety issues were identified during the investigation.
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Rail
RO-1995-103
[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-2012-002
On 20 June 2012 an Air New Zealand Airbus A320 was landing at Wellington International Airport when it suffered a bird strike to its right engine. The bird strike did not affect the landing. The bird was later identified as a black-backed gull. Maintenance engineers inspected the engine in accordance with the Airbus aircraft maintenance manual and released it back into revenue service later the same day for a flight to Auckland with 172 persons on board, including five crew members.
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