Selected Australian accidents/incidents 2 April – 27 June 2024

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De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk, Jandakot, WA, 26 April. Image: ATSB

2 April

  • Aircraft: Beechcraft 58 Baron
  • Location: Gold Coast Airport, Qld
  • Fatalities: 0
  • Description: Aircraft made gear-up landing after landing gear failed to deploy.

7 April

  • Aircraft: Airbus A320-200
  • Location: Gold Coast Airport, Qld
  • Fatalities: 0
  • Description: Scheduled flight struck multiple birds on take-off. Aircraft continued to destination but taken out of service for 2 days.

14 April

  • Aircraft: Bell 206B Jetranger III
  • Location: Sea near Thursday Island, Qld
  • Fatalities: 0
  • Description: Pilot autorotated helicopter into water when confronted by loss of power soon after take-off.

26 April

  • Aircraft de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk
  • Location Jandakot Airport, WA
  • Fatalities 1
  • Description Aircraft crashed soon after take-off within seconds of pilot issuing mayday call.

27 April

  • Aircraft Grob G109B
  • Location Near Mount Beauty Airport, Vic
  • Fatalities 2
  • Description Motor glider on approach crashed short of runway under unknown circumstances. Media reported flight was to scatter human ashes.

8 May

  • Aircraft Beechcraft B200 Super King Air
  • Location Darwin Airport, NT
  • Fatalities 0
  • Description Crew detected airspeed anomaly during take-off and detected pitot cover had net been removed before flight. Aircraft returned to airport.

9 May

  • Aircraft: Robinson R22
  • Location: near Mount Valley, NT
  • Fatalities: 0
  • Description While mustering at 6 feet AGL, tail rotor struck ground and helicopter crashed.

16 May

  • Aircraft: DJI
  • Location: Near Quirindi, NSW
  • Fatalities: 0
  • Description: Agricultural spray drone became unresponsive to control inputs and crashed.

20 May

  • Aircraft: Best Off Skyranger Swift
  • Location: Golconda, Tas
  • Fatalities: 0
  • Description: Monitoring system showed rapidly rising cylinder head temperature. Pilot shut down engine and returned to airstrip. Aircraft touched down successfully in nearby paddock but hit fence at far end.

26 May

  • Aircraft: Cessna T210M Turbo Centurion II
  • Location: Bankstown Airport, NSW
  • Fatalities: 0
  • Description: Aircraft experienced power loss and pilot elected to keep gear up to reduce drag on return to airport. Aircraft belly landed on taxiway.

30 May

  • Aircraft: Airbus A320-200
  • Location: Cairns Airport, Qld
  • Fatalities: 0
  • Description: Cabin crew members reported unusual smell in cabin after passengers left. Four cabin crew taken to hospital for observation.

7 June

  • Aircraft: DJI
  • Location: Somersby, NSW
  • Fatalities: 0
  • Description: Survey drone ignored command inputs and crashed. Crew member slightly injured.

11 June

  • Aircraft: Boeing 737-800
  • Location: Near Canberra Airport, ACT
  • Fatalities: 0
  • Description: Scheduled flight from Indonesia descended below lowest safe altitude before landing.

18 June

  • Aircraft: Pilatus PC-12/47E
  • Location: Nullagine Airport, WA
  • Fatalities: 0
  • Description: Aircraft struck cow during landing roll. Substantial damage to aircraft.

25 June

  • Aircraft: Bae 146-300
  • Location: Brisbane Airport, Qld
  • Fatalities: 0
  • Description: Aircraft made tail strike on landing after unstable approach.

27 June

  • Aircraft: Cessna 172
  • Location: Near Mulgathing, SA
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Description Aircraft crashed during mustering.

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