Tasman Cargo B763 at Sydney on Sep 10th 2025, descended below minimum safe altitude on final approach
Last Update: September 18, 2025 / 16:17:14 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 10, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
Tasman Cargo Airlines
Flight number
HJ-22
Departure
Hong Kong, China
Destination
Sydney, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-XQU
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
Airport ICAO Code
YSSY
Australia's ATSB reported: "During approach, the aircraft descended below the minimum safe altitude. The approach controller received a minimum safe altitude warning (MSAW) and issued a safety alert. The crew subsequently conducted a missed approach.", rated the occurrence a serious incident and opened an investigation.
Metars:
YSSY 100630Z AUTO 17017KT 3300 +RA BKN006 BKN021 OVC052 15/14 Q1005=
YSSY 100600Z 13016KT 5000 RA VCTS BKN006 BKN012 BKN018 FEW030CB 15/15 Q1004=
YSSY 100553Z 13015KT 8000 -RA VCTS SCT005 BKN012 BKN018 FEW025CB 15/15 Q1004 RESHRA=
YSSY 100530Z 14016KT 5000 RA VCSH SCT005 BKN012 16/15 Q1004=
YSSY 100500Z 16006KT 110V200 5000 SHRA SCT008 BKN018 BKN030 FEW025TCU 17/16 Q1004=
YSSY 100451Z 21003KT 5000 SHRA VCTS SCT010 BKN018 BKN030 FEW025CB 17/16 Q1004 RETS=
YSSY 100430Z 06005KT 8000 -TSRA SCT008 BKN018 BKN025 FEW025CB 17/16 Q1004=
YSSY 100425Z 05006KT 8000 -TSRA SCT008 BKN018 BKN025 FEW025CB 17/16 Q1004=
YSSY 100415Z 06008KT 6000 -SHRA SCT006 BKN012 BKN020 17/16 Q1004=
YSSY 100400Z 10006KT 4000 +DZ SCT005 BKN010 BKN018 16/16 Q1004=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 10, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
Tasman Cargo Airlines
Flight number
HJ-22
Departure
Hong Kong, China
Destination
Sydney, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-XQU
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
Airport ICAO Code
YSSY
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