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Aviation
AO-1994-004
This report explains the in-flight failure of the wing of Class 1 microlight aircraft ZK-FKY on 25 January 1994. Safety issues discussed relate to the design of the aircraft.
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Rail
RO-1994-102
On 19 January 1994, NZRL Train 624 collided with a track gang at Opapa, Hawkes Bay. Two track maintainers were seriously injured and several heavy power tools were damaged.
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Rail
RO-1994-101
On 17 January 1994 NZRL Train 1604 struck a three-year-old pedestrian at Featherston. No specific safety issues were addressed.
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Aviation
AO-1994-002
Schempp-Hirth Mini Nimbus, glider ZK-GLO lost control and collided with terrain on 15 January 1994. Safety issues discussed relate to pilot decision-making and out-landing procedures.
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Aviation
AO-1994-001
A landing accident involved Cessna R182, ZK-EKL, at Awaroa private airstrip on 9 January 1994. The safety issues discussed are the adequacy of the windsocks, the operator's information to pilots on wind conditions and the checking of pilots.
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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-1993-130
On 24 December 1993 Train 630 struck a pedestrian in Hastings. The safety issues identified by this investigation were the lack of effective protection for pedestrians on either of two footpaths which crossed the track in the area of this accident which is a mid-city park.
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Rail
RO-1993-129
On 23 December 1993 Train 404 collided with a motor vehicle near Ruakura. The safety issues identified in the investigation were the siting of trackside structures, the frangibility of trackside structures, the speed of the railcar and the timetable of the railcar service, and the conspicuity of level crossing flashing lights against the sun at low angles of elevation.
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Rail
RO-1993-128
On 23 December 1993 as Train 573 approached the London Street level crossing near Eltham the crossing alarms did not activate until the train was very close to the roadway. The Locomotive Engineer reported the incident as an alarm malfunction, but the investigation revealed that the alarms should have been reset manually after a train crossing at nearby Eltham Yard.
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Aviation
AO-1993-023
After touchdown at the conclusion of an evening scenic flight the aircraft veered off the private strip. The pilot was unable to regain directional control and the aircraft ground-looped, coming to rest in an adjacent ditch. The cause was not established. Unexpected deflation of the right main wheel tyre, or the effect of an isolated wind gust, were the most likely possibilities.
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Rail
RO-1993-127
On 21 December 1993 Train 573 struck and a pedestrian near Marton. The safety issue identified by this investigation was the lack of warning signs against trespassing over two rail bridges and along the track in the area of this accident.
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Aviation
AO-1993-022
A Bantam B22 microlight aircraft ZK-FWC lost control over Matakana Island on 19 December 1993. The safety issue identified was the risk of flying a limit manoeuvre in a microlight aircraft in moderate turbulence.
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