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Maritime
MO-2001-209
[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-1994-108
On 13 March 1994, a tubular glass sight gauge in the cab of a restored steam locomotive broke, discharging steam and oily water from a lubricator. The fireman fell from the cab and received severe injuries. The locomotive was operated by the Pleasant Point Railway and Historical Society at Pleasant Point. The safety issue identified in this investigation was the need to replace sight glass tubes on old steam locomotives with modern borosilicat glass, and placing a screen in front of the tubes to deflect any discharge away from persons in the cab.
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Aviation
AO-2012-001
At 0639 on Saturday 7 January 2012, a Cameron Balloons Limited A210 hot-air balloon lifted off from near Carterton in the Wairarapa area for a commercial flight. There were one pilot and 10 passengers on board. The weather conditions were fine with a light and variable wind, which was suitable for the flight. The balloon had been airborne for about 35 minutes when the pilot began to descend the balloon in preparation for landing in the Somerset Road area.
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Aviation
AO-1997-001
On Thursday 2 January 1997, at approximately 1520 hours, the pilot was flying three hunters and a dog in ZK-HQA from Poronui to a hut in the Kaimanawa Ranges. Some five minutes after departure, while the helicopter was in a cruise-climb at about 3400 feet, the engine suddenly lost power. During the subsequent auto rotational landing two of the hunters were injured and the helicopter was substantially damaged. No conclusive reason was found to account for the unexpected loss of power.
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Rail
RO-1994-105
On the evening of 3 March 1994 a Ganger was called out to a track fault near Waipahi. He estimated that the fault could be repaired just before the expected passage of a freight train. A three way radio conversation was held among the Ganger, the Locomotive Engineer, and the Train Control Officer, but the Ganger's rail mounted vehicle was shortly afterwards damaged when struck by the train. The safety issue identified was the protection procedures for track workers.
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Aviation
AO-2013-008
On 30 August 2013 a Boeing 737-300 aeroplane operated by Air New Zealand was on a scheduled service between Wellington and Auckland. After the aeroplane began its descent to Auckland, it lost cabin pressure. The pilots commenced the relevant emergency procedures and made a normal landing at Auckland Airport. No-one was injured and the aeroplane was not damaged.
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Rail
RO-2002-105
This report examines 3 separate track buckle occurrences on the South Island coal route during the summer of 2001/2002. Two of the track buckles resulted in derailments. Safety issues identified by these incidents included: • the need for staff training to ensure they recognise and respond to visible track defects • the need to protect continuous welded rail, formed at unknown neutral temperature • the need to control tamping and lining to ensure track is not realigned leaving increased compressive stress in the rails.
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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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Rail
RO-2025-103
The Commission is investigating a SPAD A1 incident on the North Island Main Trunk near Westfield, Auckland at about 12:07 on 1 February 2025. The reported circumstances were that a shunt train failed to stop at a red signal and entered a section of track authorised for a passenger train that was about to enter the same main line as the shunt train. Initial evidence indicated the train stopped about 150m past the signal and was about 140m from the part of the track where it could have collided with the passenger train.
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Aviation
AO-2008-005
On 11 August 2008, a Kawasaki-Hughes 369D helicopter, registered ZK-HWE, departed Haast in support of a Department of Conservation track-maintenance task. On board were 3 track workers, the pilot and over 150 kilograms of equipment. The pilot had flown a similar series of flights during the previous week.
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Rail
RO-2002-111
[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-1992-008
During a hunting sortie, in which the helicopter was being flown with both doors removed, the pilot manoeuvred the helicopter adjacent to a steep slope to enable the shooter to fire at a deer. The next moment the pilot saw the shooter "flying out the door" and falling some 30 or 40 feet on to the tussock and scrub covered slope. The pilot flew from the area temporarily to summon assistance and subsequently picked up a local doctor and transported him to the scene. The shooter survived the fall but sustained severe injuries to his back and lower limbs.
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