Executive summary
Shortly after a night take-off from Auckland Airport the aircraft descended to collide with a bank at the aerodrome boundary before a second collision with the water surface of Manukau Harbour. The three crew were killed in the accident.
Related Recommendations
Align the requirement for the fitting of Ground Proximity Warning Systems (GPWS) with the ICAO recommendation on this topic.
Introduce a requirement of cockpit voice recorders to be fitted and maintained in a serviceable state in appropriate New Zealand registered aircraft.
Review the hazardous cargo procedures for freight offered by courier companies.
Review the action taken in respect of the Office of Air Accidents Investigation's recommendation that unserviceable flight instruments be removed or covered over so that inadvertent reference cannot be made to them in flight.
Require airline inspection to ensure pilots complete the approved training programme and meet the appropriate currency requirements before being rostered for training on scheduled services.
Review the requirements for the installation of Flight Data Recorders in aircraft to recognise the latest ICAO recommendations on this subject.
Institute a requirement in the Certificate of Airworthiness inspection of refurbished aircraft that all flight instruments shall have been overhauled or are within their approved "shelf" life if the aircraft has not been operated for a significant period before the refurbishing was completed.
Require airline inspectors charged with the supervision of the introduction of new airlines, to ensure that Line Training Captains demonstrate by flight test that they are competent for the duties required of them, particularly if they have not had training as flying instructors.