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Sharp Airlines 161: runway near collision at Mackay

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Investigation summary What happened On 12 November 2025, at around 2030 local time, the pilot of a Sharp Airlines Fairchild Industries SA227-DC, registered VH-HPE and using callsign `Sharp 161', was preparing to conduct a scheduled freight operation fr
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Sharp Airlines 161: runway near collision at Mackay

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and stated `Mackay' at the end. The aircraft then stopped at the threshold. Between 2030:01 and 2031:19 there were near-continuous broadcasts on the Brisbane Centre frequency from different aircraft, none of which were relevant to Mackay. At 2030:11, the pilot
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Sharp Airlines 161: runway near collision at Mackay

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data recorder (FDR) identified that the pilot of Sharp 161 increased engine power at 2030:21. At the same time, the driver of Car 1 made a broadcast on the Mackay CTAF that they were entering runway 14. This broadcast was
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Sharp Airlines 161: runway near collision at Mackay

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Centre 2029:45 Sharp 191 lining up runway 14, Sharp 161 on BNE COM 1 4 Mackay centre 2030:11 [Unreadable] Rolling on 14 Sharp 161 on COM 2 3 departing to Blackwater on climb Mackay CTAF to flight level..? Mackay 2030:21
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Sharp Airlines 161: runway near collision at Mackay

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ATSB - AO-2025-067 General details Occurrence details Date and time: 12 November 2025 - 2030 Australian Eastern Standard Time Occurrence class: Serious incident Occurrence categories: Runway incursion / Airspace - near collision Location: Mackay Airport, Queensland Latitud
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