Go-around — QFA483

YMML · 16

2025-12-17 09:00 UTC· YSSY → YMML· QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED· A21N

QFA483 (Qantas Airways) was operating from YSSY to YMML on 2025-12-17. SkyMeter detected a go-around at Melbourne International Airport (YMML) on runway 16 at 09:00 UTC. Trace data at the event: 575 ft AGL, 141 kt GS. METAR at the time reported 7 kt wind, 6 kt crosswind component, 9,999 m visibility. A go-around is a discontinued landing approach in which the pilot adds power and climbs back to a safe altitude before re-attempting the approach or proceeding to an alternate. It is a routine safety response, not an emergency, and is taught as the standard reaction to any unstable approach. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.

Pilot review data

  • Runway 16
  • 575 ft AGL at event
  • 141 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • 7 kt wind
  • 6 kt crosswind component
  • 9,999 m visibility
  • METAR YMML 251000Z AUTO 18009KT 9999 // NCD 15/15 Q1025

Flight context

  • QFA483
  • Qantas Airways
  • A21N
  • YSSY → YMML
  • 2025-12-17 09:00 UTC
  • YMML runway 16

All events on this flight

Go-around 09:00:43 UTC · YMML runway 16 · 575 ft AGL · 141 kt GS
Go-around 09:00:43 UTC · YMML runway 16 · 575 ft AGL · 141 kt GS
Go-around 09:00:43 UTC · YMML runway 16 · 575 ft AGL · 141 kt GS
Go-around 09:00:43 UTC · YMML runway 16 · 575 ft AGL · 141 kt GS

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SkyMeter · trace data observed via ADS-B· YMML