ATSB Transport Safety Investigation Report
ATSB TRANSPORT SAFETY INVESTIGATION REPORT Aviation Occurrence Report 200501977 Final
Collision with Terrain 11 km NW Lockhart River Aerodrome 7 May 2005 VH-TFU SA227-DC (Metro 23)
ATSB TRANSPORT SAFETY INVESTIGATION REPORT Aviation Occurrence Report 200501977 Final
Collision with Terrain 11 km NW Lockhart River Aerodrome 7 May 2005 VH-TFU SA227-DC (Metro 23)
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Collision with Terrain 11 km NW Lockhart River Aerodrome 7 May 2005 VH-TFU SA227-DC (Metro 23)
ATSB TRANSPORT SAFETY INVESTIGATION REPORT Aviation Occurrence Report 200501977 Final
Collision with Terrain 11 km NW Lockhart River Aerodrome 7 May 2005 VH-TFU SA227-DC (Metro 23)
Released in accordance with Section 25 of the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003.
Published by: Postal address: Office location: Telephone: Facsimile: E-mail: Internet:
Australian Transport Safety Bureau PO Box 967, Civic Square ACT 2608 15 Mort Street, Canberra City, Australian Capital Territory 1800 621 372; from overseas + 61 2 6274 6590 Accident and serious incident notification: 1800 011 034 (24 hours) 02 6274 6474; from overseas + 61 2 6274 6474 atsbinfo@atsb.gov.au www.atsb.gov.au
© Commonwealth of Australia 2007. This work is copyright. In the interests of enhancing the value of the information contained in this publication you may copy, download, display, print, reproduce and distribute this material in unaltered form (retaining this notice). However, copyright in the material obtained from nonCommonwealth agencies, private individuals or organisations, belongs to those agencies, individuals or organisations. Where you want to use their material you will need to contact them directly. Subject to the provisions of the Copyright Act 1968, you must not make any other use of the material in this publication unless you have the permission of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. Please direct requests for further information or authorisation to: Commonwealth Copyright Administration, Copyright Law Branch Attorney-General’s Department, Robert Garran Offices, National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600 www.ag.gov.au/cca ISBN and formal report title: see ‘Document retrieval information’ on page x.
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Cited: in US Department of Transportation (Federal Aviation Administration), 14 CFR Parts 91, 121, 135 Terrain Awareness and Warning System; Final Rule. Federal Register, Vol. 65, No. 61, Wednesday, March 29, 2000, Rules and Regulations, pages 16735-16756. Bureau of Meteorology observations Observations were made at the aerodrome at 0900, 1200 and 1500 on the day of the accident by a BoM approved meteorological observer