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Sharp Airlines 161: runway near collision at Mackay

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ATSB found The ATSB identified that CTAF radio transmissions from the aircraft were of poor quality due to a combination of the pilot's rapid speech, non-standard phraseology and interference caused by use of a radio with the ground-facing antenna. Additionally,
Open final report at PDF page 3Runway incursion and near collision involving Fairchild SA227-DC, VH-HPE, and an airport safety vehicle, at Mackay Airport, Queensland, on 12 November 2025

Sharp Airlines 161: runway near collision at Mackay

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advising they were entering and backtracking runway 14. Again, this broadcast was of poor quality and barely audible. While the pilot did state `Mackay' at the end of the broadcast, it was difficult to hear. The aircraft then commenced backtracking
Open final report at PDF page 8Runway incursion and near collision involving Fairchild SA227-DC, VH-HPE, and an airport safety vehicle, at Mackay Airport, Queensland, on 12 November 2025

Sharp Airlines 161: runway near collision at Mackay

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factor Common traffic advisory frequency radio transmissions from the aircraft were of poor quality. This was due to a combination of the pilot's rapid speech, non-standard phraseology and interference caused by use of the VHF COM 2, the radio with
Open final report at PDF page 23Runway incursion and near collision involving Fairchild SA227-DC, VH-HPE, and an airport safety vehicle, at Mackay Airport, Queensland, on 12 November 2025

Sharp Airlines 161: runway near collision at Mackay

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area frequency, by the pilot of Sharp 161. While the 3 broadcasts on the CTAF were of poor quality and key words were not audible, radio transmissions on the frequency could clearly be heard, indicating that an aircraft was operating
Open final report at PDF page 24Runway incursion and near collision involving Fairchild SA227-DC, VH-HPE, and an airport safety vehicle, at Mackay Airport, Queensland, on 12 November 2025

Sharp Airlines 161: runway near collision at Mackay

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factors � Common traffic advisory frequency radio transmissions from the aircraft were of poor quality. This was due to a combination of the pilot's rapid speech, non-standard phraseology and interference caused by use of the VHF COM 2, the radio
Open final report at PDF page 26Runway incursion and near collision involving Fairchild SA227-DC, VH-HPE, and an airport safety vehicle, at Mackay Airport, Queensland, on 12 November 2025

Sharp Airlines 161: runway near collision at Mackay

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subsequent review of this broadcast identified that the quality of the transmission was poor and barely audible. In addition, the pilot did not state they were at Mackay, advised they would hold short of the incorrect holding point, and used
Open final report at PDF page 7Runway incursion and near collision involving Fairchild SA227-DC, VH-HPE, and an airport safety vehicle, at Mackay Airport, Queensland, on 12 November 2025