Serious incident Boeing 737-8FE (WL) VH-YQM,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 313838
 
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Date:Tuesday 24 January 2023
Time:18:39 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic B738 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 737-8FE (WL)
Owner/operator:Virgin Australia Airlines
Registration: VH-YQM
MSN: 41009/4456
Year of manufacture:2013
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: None
Category:Serious incident
Location:Gold Coast Airport, QLD (OOL/YBCG) -   Australia
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY)
Destination airport:Gold Coast Airport, QLD (OOL/YBCG)
Investigating agency: ATSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Virgin Australia Airlines flight VA539, a Boeing 737-800, landed beyond the touchdown zone of runway 32 at Gold Coast Airport, QLD (OOL).
Weather conditions were poor and the flight crew was unable to sight the touchdown markers.


METAR:

Weather reported about 90 minutes after the incident:
YBCG 241000Z AUTO 03009KT 9999 -RA NCD 22/21 Q1012 RF00.0/017.4 DL-NE/DL-NW

Sources:

https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2023/report/ao-2023-018
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vh-yqm#2ef3eeb3

Revision history:

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26-May-2023 17:39 harro Updated

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