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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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Rail
RO-1999-122
At about 0702 hours on Wednesday, 20 October 1999 Train 938, a northbound express freight, collided with Train 919, a southbound intercity express freight, which was stationary on the main line within station limits at Waipahi on the Main South Line. The locomotive engineer of Train 919 was fatally injured, and the locomotive engineer of Train 938 was seriously injured. The two locomotives on Train 919 and the single locomotive on Train 938 were extensively damaged, as were a number of wagons and containers.
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Rail
RO-1999-122A
Addendum to 99-122: Following the publication of Railway Occurrence Report 99-122 the Commission received additional information based on a new recorded departure time of Train 919 from Clinton. This strengthened some previously expressed concerns at the interpretation which could be placed on sections of the report covering actions open to the locomotive engineer of Train 919 (LE2) on the day.
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Rail
RO-1999-121
At approximately 0700 hours on Friday, 1 October 1999, a rail operator fell from a slow moving wagon during shunting operations at Stillwater, when a handgrip detached as he was boarding the wagon. The rail operator fell backwards away from the wagon and landed alongside the track, sustaining minor injuries as a result. The safety issues identified included: • the inability of the inspection regime to identify the defective handgrip • the unreported damage to, and unauthorised reinstatement of, handgrips arising from load handling and inappropriate shunting methods
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Maritime
MO-1999-211
On Thursday, 23 September 1999, at about 0703, the coastal tanker "Kakariki" was outbound from Dunedin with 19 crew, 2 supernumeraries, one harbour pilot and one trainee harbour pilot on board. The vessel was proceeding down Victoria Channel in the upper harbour of Port Otago at between 6 and 7 knots when it took a sudden sheer to port. The bridge team was able to counteract the sheer just short of the vessel running aground, realign it in the channel, and complete the outbound passage without further incident. There were no injuries and the vessel suffered no damage.
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Rail
RO-1999-120
At approximately 2215 hours on Tuesday 24 August 1999, northbound Train 474 struck a derailed wagon while passing southbound Train 227 between Te Rapa and Horotiu on the North Island Main Trunk line. The incident occurred when a UK wagon conveying a 40-foot container on Train 227 became derailed shortly after passing through Horotiu as a result of a tyre working loose on a wheel. The wagon continued in a derailed state, obstructing the parallel up main line as Train 474 approached.
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Maritime
MO-1999-210
Commercial jet boat "Helijet 2", collision with rock face, Kawarau River, Queenstown, 20 August 1999
On Friday, 20 August 1999 at about 1410, the jet boat "Helijet 2", with a driver and 8 passengers on board, was proceeding at about 60 km/h past a series of rocky outcrops on the Kawarau River when the driver experienced what he considered to be a lock-up of his steering system as he rounded the last of the outcrops. The driver freed the steering by reducing throttle and moving the steering wheel from side to side. Meanwhile, the boat had entered a cove and the driver turned the boat to avoid a head-on collision with a rock face.
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Rail
RO-1999-119
On Sunday, 15 August 1999, Train 281, a southbound Te Rapa to Palmerston North freight, stalled as it ascended steep grade up the Owhango bank. After the stalling the locomotive engineer moved to and from the lead locomotive and brought into operation an unmanned trailing diesel-electric locomotive in an attempt to assist the train up the gradient. On finally returning to the moving lead locomotive he slipped while entering the cab and suffered serious injuries. The train was brought to a stop by another person riding in the cab of the lead locomotive. Safety issues identified were:
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Rail
RO-1999-118
[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-1999-005
On Monday 26 July 1999 at about 1250 hours, an Air New Zealand Boeing 737 was flying a circling instrument approach in the Queenstown Control Zone when a Mount Cook ATR 72 entered the zone without a clearance, infringing the separation requirements for the 2 aircraft.
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