Serious incident Boeing 737-838 (WL) VH-VYD, Sunday 7 May 2023

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Date:	Sunday 7 May 2023
Time:	13:29
Type:	Boeing 737-838 (WL)
Owner/operator:	Qantas
Registration:	VH-VYD
MSN:	33992/1706
Year of manufacture:	2005
Engine model:	CFMI CFM56-7B
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 128
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	None
Category:	Serious incident
Location:	Sunshine Coast Airport, QLD (MCY/YBSU) - Australia
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Melbourne-Tullamarine Airport, VIC (MEL/YMML)
Destination airport:	Sunshine Coast Airport, QLD (MCY/YBSU)
Investigating agency:	ATSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot of a Diamond DA40 (VH-ERE) entered runway 31 without a clearance. ATC subsequently instructed the Boeing 737 on approach to go-around.

Contributing factors
• The student misinterpreted the instruction given by ATC and their location in relation to the runway, resulting in their aircraft entering the runway strip while a Boeing 737 was on final approach.
• The Airservices Australia-published Departure and Approach Procedure chart (DAP) for the Sunshine Coast Airport did not indicate the position of the holding point on taxiway Foxtrot, which added to the confusion of the pilot when instructed to hold short of runway 31.

Accident investigation: