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| Date: | Wednesday 2 April 2025 |
| Time: | 15:50 |
| Type: |  Bombardier DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 |
| Owner/operator: | QantasLink, opb Sunstate Airlines |
| Registration: | VH-LQJ |
| MSN: | 4414 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW150A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Cairns Airport, QLD (CNS/YBCS) -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Townsville-Garbutt Airfield, QLD (TSV/YBTL) |
| Cairns Airport, QLD (CNS/YBCS) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Qantas flight QF2350, a DHC-8-402Q, was descending toward Cairns Airport, QLD (CNS) when the crew entered incorrect data into the FMS and subsequently during approach, the aircraft descended below the lowest safe altitude.
METAR:
YBCS 020512Z AUTO 35009KT 9999 -RA FEW016 SCT082 BKN105 29/27 Q1005
YBCS 020600Z AUTO 33005KT 9999 // SCT018 BKN038 BKN050 29/27 Q1006
Sources:
ATSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 March 2020 | VH-LQJ | QantasLink, opb Sunstate Airlines | 0 | Gladstone Airport, QLD (GLT/YGLA) | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2025 08:13 | ASN | Added |
| 15-Apr-2025 08:14 | ASN | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative, ] |
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