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Accident investigation

When an accident occurs it is investigated by the government with jurisdiction over the area where a plane goes down. The sole objective of the investigation of an accident or incident is the prevention of accidents and incidents. It is not the purpose to apportion blame or liability.
Investigations are conducted in accordance with the international standards and recommended practices as described in ICAO Annex 13 - Aircraft accident and incident investigation.
While the initial field phase of an accident investigation can be concluded within weeks or even days, the investigators' final report and recommendations often take years to complete. The final report consist of factual information about the accident, an analysis, conclusions (probable cause) and also includes safety recommendations.

Recently issued accident investigation reports

date occurrence agency cat. status report
07-OCT-2008 In-flight upset - Airbus A330-300 154 km west of Learmonth, WA, Australia ATSB ACCID. INITIA ATSB AO-2008-070
25-JUL-2008 Depressurisation - Boeing 747-400 475 km north-west of Manila, Philippines ATSB ACCID. INITIA ATSB AO-2008-053
28-OCT-2008 Takeoff performance incident - Airbus A330-200 in the Atlantic Ocean AAIB SER.INC. FINAL AAIB Bulletin: 11/2009
11-NOV-2007 Touchdown short of runway - Bombardier Global 5000 at Fox Harbour Aerodrome, N.S., Canada TSB ACCID. FINAL TSB Report A07A0134
17-JUL-2007 Runway excursion - Airbus A320-200 at São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH), Brasil CENIPA ACCID. FINAL RF A-67/CENIPA/2009
01-MAY-2005 Heavy landing - de Havilland Canada DHC-8-100 at Hammerfest Airport (HFT), Norway AIBN ACCID. FINAL AIBN SL 2009/22

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