Jetstar A320 at Hervey Bay on Aug 11th 2025, unstable approach due to PAPIs
Last Update: September 12, 2025 / 17:53:46 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
                    Date of incident
                    
                        Aug 11, 2025                    
                
                    Classification
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Incident                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Airline
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Jetstar Airways                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Flight number
                    
                                                                                    
                            
                            JQ-890                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Departure
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Sydney, Australia                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Destination
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Hervey Bay, Australia                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Registration
                    
                        
                            
                                
                            
                            VH-VQL                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Type
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Airbus                            A320                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    ICAO Type Designator
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            A320                            
                        
                    
                    
                
Australia's ATSB opened an investigation into the occurrence rated an incident.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
                    Date of incident
                    
                        Aug 11, 2025                    
                
                    Classification
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Incident                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Airline
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Jetstar Airways                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Flight number
                    
                                                                                    
                            
                            JQ-890                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Departure
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Sydney, Australia                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Destination
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Hervey Bay, Australia                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Registration
                    
                        
                            
                                
                            
                            VH-VQL                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Type
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Airbus                            A320                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    ICAO Type Designator
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            A320                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                        
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