Originally Posted by
KRviator
28 November 2020 - Separation event between an A320 & J230
21 September 2017 REPCON submitted regarding frequency congestion on Ballina/Lismore/Casino CTAF
19 September 2017 Traffic Conflict C208 & R22 at Ballina
14 January 2016 Traffic Conflict BE76 & A320 at Ballina
22 April 2016 Near collision R22 & Lancair at Ballina
22 April 2016 Near collision R22 & C182 at Ballina (different R22, same day)
07 October 2013 Runway Incursion S227 & B47 at Ballina
06 October 2010 Near collision BE76 & C182 at Ballina.
The REPCON states
The reporter expressed a safety concern related to how busy the 124.2 broadcast zone has become.
This zone covers the Ballina Certified Air/Ground Radio Service (CA/GRS), Lismore Airport, Casino Airport and Evans Head Aerodrome. The airspace is very busy servicing all categories of airspace use from high capacity operations, general aviation, training flights, multiple parachuting operations, ultralight operations and hang gliding operations. The frequency congestion is leading to situations where pilots are losing situational awareness leading to unsafe situations where aircraft are joining circuits against the flow of traffic, over transmissions, unsure of other aircraft tracking.
This broadcast zone needs to separated before a serious incident occurs.
A single REPCON in 10 years could suggest there isn't much of an issue, or the risks are widely known and accepted, or blind faith (BST), or luck.