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Aviation
AO-1991-001
The helicopter's main rotor was seen to separate from the aircraft while it was cruising at a low level. Both occupants were killed in the subsequent collision with the terrain.
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Aviation
AO-2023-007
The reported circumstances were that at about 1937hrs on 13 June 2023, an Air New Zealand Bombardier passenger aircraft, ZK-NEM, descended below the minimum safe altitude for a sector during its approach into Timaru, New Zealand.
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Aviation
AO-1990-007T
Shortly after becoming airborne from Pauanui Beach Aerodrome, the aircraft's tailplane came off. The pilot abandoned the aircraft but became entangled in the parachute rigging lines and fell to the sea.
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Rail
RO-2023-103
KiwiRail track workers in a tunnel were caught out by a passenger train. They sprinted to escape. Everyone in a safety-critical role should be skilled at communicating clearly; making good decisions; working in teams; and situational awareness.
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Rail
RO-2019-108
Two people died when freight train ran into car at level crossing, cause by confusion for the car driver in complicated roadworks operation. Traffic management plans for roadworks at level crossings must identify all risks to road and rail vehicles. Work in the rail corridor must only be done with a permit from the rail access provider.
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Rail
RO-2022-103
Report into near-miss between bus and train in Christchurch recommends KiwiRail work with road controlling authorities to improve risk management for unplanned disconnections of level-crossing protections. KiwiRail disconnected the Selwyn Street level crossing when a fault could not be repaired on the day it was identified. There was no traffic management in place because KiwiRail hadn’t told council that due to an unplanned disconnection, the signals were not working.
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Aviation
AO-2024-004
Incident involved an Australian-registered Airbus A320 passenger aircraft VH-VFF, operated by Jetstar. Reportedly at about 0745 the aircraft experienced a steering issue upon landing, causing it to veer off the runway - a runway excursion.
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Aviation
AO-2024-001
Q300 passenger aircraft, registration ZK-NEF, aborted an attempted take-off at speed and stopped at the end of the runway.
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Rail
RO-2004-131
[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-2023-009
New Zealand has completed its support for this inquiry. Please note, TAIC will not be producing a report for this inquiry.
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Rail
RO-2011-104
On Monday 31 October 2011, a "super-low-floor" urban bus crossed the Beach Road level crossing at Paekakariki, 38.62 kilometres north of Wellington, and stopped at the road intersection with State Highway 1, where it became stuck. There were 3 sets of tracks at the level crossing and the bus encroached on 2 of these tracks. There were 6 passengers plus the driver on the bus.
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Rail
RO-1998-119
On Tuesday 20 October 1998, at approximately 1258 hours, the sliding doors on an Auckland to Waitakere commuter train closed on a child in a pushchair as the mother was endeavouring to lift the pushchair from the train to the platform at Swanson. While attempts were being made to free the pushchair the train moved slowly forward before the doors were opened sufficiently to allow the pushchair to be freed.
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