The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has issued a report into a June 2023 Broome Aviation Cessna 310R accident during a return flight from Broome Airport to Turkey Creek.
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ATSB reports play an important role in improving the aviation safety system. CASA will always act on any lessons following an accident in the interests of aviation safety and our own performance.
However, that does not always mean we will agree with every issue the ATSB identifies. In this case, CASA stands by its handling of safety surveillance of Broome Aviation.
In 2023 CASA conducted two surveillance events at Broome Aviation, which examined a range of issues, including acting on information passed to CASA by former and current pilots of Broome Aviation.
These surveillance events were designed to specifically address the issues raised by pilots about aspects of Broome Aviation’s operations.
In particular, CASA examined whether the management of the company was placing undue operational pressures on pilots.
CASA’s inspectors held discussions with Broome Aviation staff about the interactions between company management and flight crew. CASA inspectors spoke with company pilots about issues they had raised.
CASA also looked at maintenance related issues and the status of the acting head of flying operations.
During the surveillance CASA examined data and documents in Broome Aviation’s data systems, including pilot induction, check flight and flight and duty time records.
CASA did not find any breaches of the safety regulations.
CASA did identify potential weaknesses in company practices that had the potential to develop into a regulatory safety issue if not addressed, and as a result issued a surveillance safety observation to Broome Aviation.