Swift B738 at Basel on Sep 30th 2025, unstable go around

Last Update: October 1, 2025 / 17:29:57 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 30, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Swiftair

Flight number
QY-4908

Departure
Brussels, Belgium

Destination
Basel/Mulhouse, France

Aircraft Registration
EC-IXE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Swift Air Boeing 737-800 on behalf of DHL, registration EC-IXE performing flight QY-4908 from Brussels (Belgium) to Basel/Mulhouse (Switzerland/France), was on final approach to Basel's runway 15 when the crew initiated a go around at about 300 feet AGL (compensated for local pressure). The aircraft climbed to about 4200 feet MSL (transponder altitude 3950 feet) then the aircraft began to descend again and accelerated. The aircraft reached about 3360 feet MSL (transponder altitude 3100 feet) and 370 knots over ground (approximately 350 KIAS) before the aircraft began to climb again and reduced speed to normal, levelled off at 7000 feet MSL and positioned for another approach to runway 15. The aircraft landed on runway 15 without further incident about 15 minutes after the go around.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 17 hours, then departed for the next sector.

A ground observer in the village of Leymen, who was woken by the aircraft, reported the aircraft was far more south than expected during a go around, only about 2.4nm north of mountain peaks reaching 2870 feet MSL.

LFSB 300530Z AUTO VRB02KT 4800 BR SCT002 OVC008 10/10 Q1022 TEMPO 0500 FG VV///=
LFSB 300500Z AUTO 26002KT 4700 BR VV/// 10/10 Q1022 TEMPO 0500 FG=
LFSB 300430Z AUTO 21002KT 4700 BR VV/// 10/10 Q1022 TEMPO 0500 FG=
LFSB 300400Z AUTO 28001KT 3000 0900 R15/1100N R33/P2000 BCFG VV/// 10/10 Q1022 TEMPO 0500 FG=
LFSB 300330Z AUTO 31001KT 4000 1000 R15/1200D R33/P2000 BR VV/// 10/09 Q1022 TEMPO 0500 FG=
LFSB 300300Z AUTO 00000KT 6000 VV/// 10/10 Q1022 TEMPO 0300 FG=
LFSB 300230Z AUTO 00000KT 5000 BR VV/// 10/10 Q1022 TEMPO 0300 FG=
LFSB 300200Z AUTO 21001KT 5000 BR VV/// 10/10 Q1022 TEMPO 0300 FG=
LFSB 300130Z AUTO 22002KT 6000 VV/// 10/10 Q1022 TEMPO 0300 FG=
LFSB 300100Z AUTO VRB01KT 6000 1200 R15/1600D R33/P2000 FEW001 OVC025 09/09 Q1022 TEMPO 0300 FG VV///=
LFSB 300030Z AUTO 31001KT 3800 1100 R15/1500D R33/P2000 BR FEW001 SCT027 08/08 Q1022 TEMPO 0300 FG VV///=
LFSB 300000Z AUTO VRB01KT 7000 SCT007 08/08 Q1022 BECMG 3000 BR OVC005=
LFSB 292330Z AUTO VRB02KT 6000 NSC 08/08 Q1022 BECMG 3000 BR OVC005=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 30, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Swiftair

Flight number
QY-4908

Departure
Brussels, Belgium

Destination
Basel/Mulhouse, France

Aircraft Registration
EC-IXE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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