Go-around — QFA529

YSSY · 25

2025-11-30 04:56 UTC· YBBN → YSSY· QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED· B738

QFA529 (Qantas Airways) was operating from YBBN to YSSY on 2025-11-30. SkyMeter detected a go-around at Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (YSSY) on runway 25 at 04:56 UTC. Trace data at the event: 578 ft AGL, 142 kt GS. METAR at the time reported 5 kt wind, 3 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 25
  • 578 ft AGL at event
  • 142 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • 5 kt wind
  • 3 kt crosswind component
  • 9,999 m visibility
  • METAR YSSY 251230Z AUTO 03007KT 9999 // NCD 21/17 Q1026

Flight context

  • QFA529
  • Qantas Airways
  • B738
  • YBBN → YSSY
  • 2025-11-30 04:56 UTC
  • YSSY runway 25

All events on this flight

Go-around 04:56:41 UTC · YSSY runway 25 · 578 ft AGL · 142 kt GS
Go-around 04:56:46 UTC · YSSY runway 25 · 517 ft AGL · 147 kt GS

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