Two signal system outages at Wellington stopped trains and disrupted commuter services. The same battery charger and power supply module failed on both occasions. Its power supply capacity undersized, design and project management standards not fully applied, alarm system did not draw attention to the fault.
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has completed the 2018 review of its Watchlist, which draws attention to its most pressing safety concerns.
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has issued two urgent recommendations concerning the risk assessment process for cruise ships using Tory Channel and the way Maritime New Zealand pilotage requirements are being interpreted.
The Commission now has four investigators working on the inquiry in the Auckland and Kaipara area.
A Transport Accident Investigation Commission team has been on site today at the Kekerengu River mouth, commencing investigations into the causes and circumstances of a fatal accident involving an Airbus Helicopter EC120.
The following is an update on progress with the New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission’s inquiry into the fatal helicopter crash on the Fox Glacier in November last year.
Several items of wreckage from a Eurocopter (Squirrel) helicopter that crashed on Fox Glacier in November last year were recovered yesterday by the Transport Accident Investigation Commission using professional mountaineers and a locally based helicopter.
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has issued a preservation and protection order under section 12 (1) (C) and (d) of the Accident Transport and Investigation Commission Act 1990 to prohibit people tampering with the wreck and debris of the charter boat PeeJay V, which sank after catching fire off Whakatane on Monday (18 Jan 16).
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission is working with other agencies to establish an exclusion zone around the wreck of the charter boat PeeJay V, which sank after catching fire off Whakatane on Monday (18 Jan 16).
Two Transport Accident Investigation Commission investigators continued their investigations in Whakatane today (20 Jan), which included interviews with the crew of the PeeJay V and local Coast Guard personnel involved in the rescue operation.
Two Transport Accident Investigation Commission investigators have been in Whakatane since mid-morning today (19 Jan) beginning the evidence gathering for the Commission’s inquiry into yesterday’s charter boat fire in the Eastern Bay of Plenty, off Whakatane.
TAIC has published two related final reports about hot air balloon hard landings that involved ejection of people on board during landing: AO-2021-001 Kavanagh Balloons E-260 ZK-FBK, Hard landing and ejection of occupants Wakatipu Basin, near Arrowtown 9 July 2021 AO-2022-001 Ultramagic Balloons N-250 ZK-MET, Pilot ejection from basket on landing, Lyndhurst, near Methven 1 January 2022 What happened, why: AO-2021-001 ZK-FBK near Arrowtown ZK-FBK was on a commercial scenic flight with the pilot and ten passengers on board.