Two TAIC reports made public this morning

The following two final Commission reports are now available on the Commission website www.taic.org.nz. Regards,

Transport Accident Investigation Commission

r.foley@taic.org.nz

MO-2012-203 Final Report - Fire on board Amaltal Columbia, 12 Sep ‘12 - Thursday, March 30, 2017

The fire was seated amongst bales of polypropylene bags stored in the fishmeal bagging room but the Commission was unable to establish with any certainty what started the fire. The Commission also found the ship’s design and systems for the prevention, detection, containment and fighting of a fire met the standards of the applicable maritime rules. However there were some aspects that could have been improved and the consequences of the fire could have been lessened with a more risk-based approach to operations (.pdf) read more ...

AO-2014-006 Final Report - R44 mast-bump & in-flight break-up, Kahurangi Nat' Park, 7 Oct '14 - Thursday, March 30, 2017

The helicopter broke up in flight after one of the main rotor blades struck the cabin and the main rotor assembly separated from the rest of the helicopter as a result of “mast bumping.” It was very likely that the helicopter entered a low-G condition after crossing the Tasman Ranges downwind from Mt Arthur. Turbulence created by a strong southwest wind likely included severe downdraughts that prolonged the low-G condition which likely initiated the mast-bumping. The Commission could not rule out a flight control input as having contributed to the in-flight break-up (.pdf) read more ...

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