Tuesday, April 01, 2014

Safety investigation into airport incident

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has started an investigation into a runway incident at Toowoomba Airport last Friday.

The incident at 8.39 pm involved a Cessna 172 and a Skytrans De Havilland DHC-8.

A bureau spokesman said that when on short final approach for runway 29, the pilot of the Cessna 172 sighted the De Havilland entering the runway.

The pilot landed and stopped short of the Skytrans plane.

The crew of both aircraft reported not hearing radio broadcasts from the other aircraft.

The spokesman said that as part of the investigation, the ATSB would interview the flight crew and gather additional information.

A report will be released within several months.

The Cessna had flown from Redcliffe and the Skytrans plane was on its way to Brisbane. 


Source:   http://www.thechronicle.com.au