C-17 lands at wrong airport.

[flygirlqt]

Helluva job, but will they keep their wings?

http://www2.tbo.com/news/news/2012/...argo-plane-lands-at-davis-islands--ar-437276/

 

[SLUF4]

nice takeoff

 

[HalinTexas]

I can see their confusion. 3500' vs. 11000'

 

[JimNtexas]

Video here:

http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/ne...master-lands-at-tampas-peter-o-knight-airport

 

[flythere]

The Capt aircraft commander will promptly be promoted to Maj and named Chief of Stan Eval next month!! More to follow!!

Screw up. move up!!!

 

[JimNtexas]

I just read that there 19 crew members on this airplane!

I thought the C-17 just needed two pilots and a loadmaster.

I had the happiness of being an observer on the flight deck of a special purpose C-130 a few times, years ago. I vividly recall that they were carrying extra crewmembers who's main function seemed to be to talk contentiously throughout the flight.

I wonder if there were 23 people yaking away during their approach.

In any case, I hope the pilots have a strong sponsors, they will need them.

 

[LearLove]

I was in DFW (taxiing to 17R) when an Air Force 737 landed there but was supposed to be at JRB Fort Worth. The comments from the peanut gallery on ground freq were pretty funny.

 

[tankerhead]

I'll have to forward this to an old neighbor of mine. He's in his mid-nineties, and still sharp. He once told me about his initial training in the B-17, during which he mistakenly touched down on the same Davis Is. runway at night, only to quickly realize his mistake. He was able to get back airborne and complete the quick trip across Tampa Bay and landed at MacDill. It was the early to mid forties, and his excursion went either unnoticed or was ignored, so he and his crew finished training and he survived dozens of missions over Germany.

Amazing video... I wonder if they've had the seat cushions replaced yet.

 

[rigger]

Was no mistake, this is all running together now from this administration. Remember the military doing exercises in the streets of St.louis and other towns across America. This no doubt is part of the strategy to try getting military into small town America and getting us used to seeing it.

 

[trip]

The windscreens were probably fogged over, just like the F-16 incident at KOSH last year

 

[NWA-AirGuard]

The other crew members were probably KC-135 aircrews coming back from deployment.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I almost did this a few months ago! I bid off on it initially because we were held up high, and I was in a hurry to get down. Luckily something didn't seem right and I cross checked the glass and saw that this runway was a few miles short of MacDill, but on the same heading. I could see how this could happen if a crew were task saturated and TIRED from the abuse TACC puts crews through nowadays. 24+ hour duty days are the norm, with sliding take off times. Thank goodness for the 12 huge anti skid breaks.

 

[xjlifer]

I think if you fly long enough you can see how this could happen.
Not proud to admit I have been close once. At least they landed on a runway and not a taxiway.

 

[SIG600]

Rumor has it USFORA was on board.

 

[koko nw]

I just read that there 19 crew members on this airplane!

I thought the C-17 just needed two pilots and a loadmaster.

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True statement, although rarely functional. Most trips are augmented missions, hence three pilots and two loads are the norm.

As to why 19 "crewmembers" the answer could be Dead headers, Areovac Crews or any other host of iterations of the above.

Lucy, you got some expaining to do .... Always follow the magenta line. When they inputted the airport data for landing, if they put in the wrong airport, the runway length would have been a big tell, just glad there safe.

Cheers

Koko

 

[Schwanker]

The other crew members were probably KC-135 aircrews coming back from deployment.

VIP on board? I'm sure it was Flight Attendants, Communication Specialists, flying crew chiefs, + augmented crew. Media reported it was CENTCOM/CC.

 

[Mr Wu]

A few years back there was such a rash of civilian aircraft landing at McDill instead of Peter'O that TPA put a note about not confusing the two on their ATIS. Fine was $125 for landing at McDill, wonder how much this will cost the AF?

 

[SCT]

That's not good for the old career advancement....

 

[skidbuggy]

That's not good for the old career advancement....

Hey man.... No balls. No Air Medal.

 

[DCAA320]

I was in DFW (taxiing to 17R) when an Air Force 737 landed there but was supposed to be at JRB Fort Worth. The comments from the peanut gallery on ground freq were pretty funny.

No f r e a k i n way. I flew out of both, JRB is like 13000 x 300, looks nothing like DFW.

 

[LearLove]

I think if you fly long enough you can see how this could happen.
Not proud to admit I have been close once. At least they landed on a runway and not a taxiway.

Yeah before it becomes a bash fest remember many 121 crew have touched down at the wrong airport/runway/on a taxiway.

And like the guy above said - I'll admit that several weeks ago I rolled out on a visual app. lined up nicely with the large lighted X on 36R at KMCO. About 3 miles out as I went to deselect speed I noticed the CA giving me this look and at the same time my blind a$$ noticed the the flaming X and slide over to the left.

Listen - there were some birds over there on 36L final and I wanted to avoid them - that's my story and I'm sticking to it. But I bought the first round that night.

 

[flogged]

A few years back there was such a rash of civilian aircraft landing at McDill instead of Peter'O that TPA put a note about not confusing the two on their ATIS. Fine was $125 for landing at McDill, wonder how much this will cost the AF?

Considering the weight bearing capacity of the runway at P.O. Knight is single/20K and the venerable C17 is TT w/basic wt ~285K (+whatever fuel/cargo they were carrying), I'm sure the airfield manager will be submitting a claim to the USAF for unspecified damages to his asphalt field (despite the news media's reports of no damage).

 

[JonnyKnoxville]

The pilot was cleared for the ILS into MacDill. It is going to be pretty hard for him to explain how the ILS at MacDill took him to the wrong airport....especially with a four-star general in the back!

 

[freightdogfred]

Always shoot an instrument approach, you'll always land on the right runway..
the old fukkr that taught me that was a pain in the ass to fly with but he was right

 

[SLUF4]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaqVan6vnIs

here's the landing

 

[LearLove]

So what kind of callsign do you get after something like this?

 

[HalinTexas]

So what kind of callsign do you get after something like this?

"Shortbus."

That's what they'll be driving, too.

 

[av8tordude23]

I can only imagine what the voice recorder would have recorded?

Before touchdown...

Commander: GO AROUND!

First Officer: TOO LATE...

Commander: AH **EXPLETIVE!**.... AH **EXPLETIVE!**.... AH **EXPLETIVE!**. We just **expletive** up!!!!

After touchdown...

Commander: (looking at the end of the runway fast approaching)...Is this **expletive-ing** thing ever going to stop!!!!

After coming to a stop...

Commander: I wonder if the airlines are hiring?

 

[SWA Bubba]

So what kind of callsign do you get after something like this?

Dumbazz?

Bubba

 

[SLUF4]

So what kind of callsign do you get after something like this?

how about "O'Knight" Isnt that where they landed?