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Virgin bends yet another ATR -

Not sure how they kept a lid on this but I just happened to notice that the ATSB are investigating another Virgin ATR occurrence that is being categorised as an 'accident':

Aviation safety investigations & reports
Investigation title
Hard landing involving GIE Avions de Transport Regional ATR72, VH-FVZ, Canberra Airport, ACT, on 19 November 2017
 
Investigation number: AO-2017-111
Investigation status: Active
 

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The ATSB is investigating a hard landing involving a GIE Avions de Transport Regional ATR72, VH-FVZ, at Canberra Airport, Australian Capital Territory, on 19 November 2017.
During approach to runway 35, the aircraft encountered windshear. The aircraft landed hard, and the tail skid and underside of the rear fuselage contacted the runway. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. There were no reported injuries.

As part of the investigation, the ATSB has inspected the aircraft and obtained the flight data recorders, will interview the flight crew and gather additional information.
A final investigation report will be released following the conclusion of the ATSB’s investigation.

General details

Date: 19 November 2017
 
Investigation status: Active
 
Time: 13:26 ESuT
 
Investigation type: Occurrence Investigation
 
Location   (show map): Canberra Airport
 
Occurrence type: Hard landing
 
State: Australian Capital Territory
 
Occurrence class: Operational
 
Occurrence category: Accident
 
Report status: Pending
 
Highest injury level: None
 
Expected completion: March 2018

Aircraft details

Aircraft manufacturer: ATR-Gie Avions de Transport Régional
 
Aircraft model: ATR72-212A
 
Aircraft registration: VH-FVZ
 
Serial number: 1087
 
Operator: Virgin Australia Airlines
 
Type of operation: Air Transport High Capacity
 
Sector: Turboprop
 
Damage to aircraft: Substantial
 
Departure point: Sydney, NSW

Destination: Canberra, ACT

Under the TSI Act 2003 the ATSB define an accident as:

accident means an investigable matter involving a transport vehicle where:
                     (a)  a person dies or suffers serious injury as a result of an occurrence associated with the operation of the vehicle; or
                     (b)  the vehicle is destroyed or seriously damaged as a result of an occurrence associated with the operation of the vehicle; or
                     ©  any property is destroyed or seriously damaged as a result of an occurrence associated with the operation of the vehicle.

Therefore the fact that this 'accident' was not reported by the MSM would suggest that there was no politican onboard and the pax were way too busy extracting their shorts from their asses while praying to God that they were still alive to bother reporting the incident to the MSM -

MTF? Yeah probably in about 2030 in the ATSB Annual report...P2

SMH catching up...

Watchdog investigates Canberra airport landing that damaged plane

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Australia's transport safety watchdog is investigating after a plane was badly damaged during a hard landing at Canberra Airport on Sunday.

The Virgin plane encountered windshear and hit the runaway as it was flying in from Sydney, according to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.

"The aircraft landed hard, and the tail skid and underside of the rear fuselage contacted the runway," an initial investigation brief said.

The plane sustained "substantial damage" as a result but no injuries were reported.
It is the first time in at least a decade that the watchdog has investigated an incident involving windshear at Canberra Airport.

A Virgin Australia spokeswoman said the airline was working with the safety bureau on its investigation.

"The safety of our guests, crew and aircraft is our highest priority," she said.

Safety bureau investigators have since inspected the aircraft and seized the flight data recorders. They will also interview the plane's flight crew.

The watchdog investigates incidents where there is potential to improve procedures and policies around public safety.

"If there is no obvious public safety benefit to investigating an accident, the ATSB is less likely to conduct a complex, resource-intensive investigation," a safety bureau spokesman said.

In the past decade, there have been 85 windshear, microburst or turbulence incidents at or near Canberra Airport, 23 of which involved windshear.

Last year, there were more than 17,000 transport incidents across Australia reported to the bureau - about 46 a day on average.

More than 5000 of those were aviation-related and the bureau completed 39 investigations into air transport as a result.

The investigation into Sunday's incident is expected to be completed by March.

With Tom McIlroy