Serious incident Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 EI-HET, Monday 4 December 2023
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Date:Monday 4 December 2023
Time:11:04 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic B38M model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 737 MAX 8-200
Owner/operator:Ryanair
Registration: EI-HET
MSN: 62310/7781
Year of manufacture:2019
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: None
Category:Serious incident
Location:London-Stansted Airport (STN/EGSS) -   United Kingdom
Phase: Approach
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Klagenfurt Airport (KLU/LOWK)
Destination airport:London-Stansted Airport (STN/EGSS)
Investigating agency: AAIB
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ryanair flight FR1269, a Boeing 737 MAX 8-200, was involved in a high speed and high nose down pitch attitude event during a go-around at London Stansted Airport.

The flight was approaching runway 22 when a go-around was initiated from a height of 2300 feet, 2.8 nm short of the runway. The aircraft had climbed to about 4475 feet at 0.25 nm from the runway threshold when it began a rapid descent to about 2450 feet.
The aircraft then climbed to about 3450 feet while circling for another approach. The flight landed unevetfully on the second attempt.

METAR:

EGSS 041020Z 13012KT 9999 OVC004 06/05 Q0997
EGSS 041120Z AUTO 11009KT 090V150 6000 -RA OVC003 05/05 Q0997

Sources:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-current-field-investigations/air-accidents-investigation-branch-current-field-investigations
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/fr1269#33148de2
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=4cad29&lat=51.894&lon=0.255&zoom=16.6&showTrace=2023-12-04&trackLabels×tamp=1701687848

Revision history:

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