# NTSB OPS16WA017: Airbus A330, Gold Coast, Australia, September 11, 2016

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 11, 2016, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Gold Coast, Australia
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach-IFR final approach: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Operational Factors Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 94225
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OPS16WA017
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94225/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS16WA017

## Factual narrative

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) of Australia has notified the NTSB of an incident involving an Airbus A330-343, which occurred on September 11, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the ATSB investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacture of airplane components. All investigative information will be released by the ATSB of Australia.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Approach-IFR final approach: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: 9M-XXI (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A330 (343)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1411
- Damage: No damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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