Colgan Lands at Wrong Airport

[kf4amu]

"We fixed it"

 

[no1pilot2000]

"we fixed it"......NOT!

 

[thruthemurk]

There are those who have and those who will.....

Which group are you in?

Did you read that in Plane and Pilot?? I truly hope you are not part of this profession.

 

[Ty Webb]

Did you read that in Plane and Pilot?? I truly hope you are not part of this profession.

Lighten up, Francis. Who do you fly for? Bet they've done it, too. Hell, some have landed in the wrong country even.

Here's a partial list. Delta, Northwest, Continental, United, American, USAirways, TWA, Air France, and just about every regional commuter are on this list:

• [FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]June 19, 2004 - Northwest Airlines A319, bound for Rapid City, South Dakota (RAP), mistakenly landing at Ellsworth Air Force Base.[/FONT]

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• [FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]January 9, 2004 - A Shuttle America Saab 340, bound for State College, Pennsylvania (SCE), mistakenly lands at Mid-State Regional Airport in Philipsburg (PSB). [/FONT]
• [FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]January 22, 2003 - A Chatauqua Airlines Embraer 145, chartered by the University of Notre Dame basketball team and bound for South Bend, Indiana (SBN), mistakenly lands at Elkhart Municipal Airport (EKI).[/FONT]
• [FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]March 14, 2001 - A TWA MD-80, bound for Yampa Valley Airport (HDN), in Steamboat Springs, Colorado mistakenly lands at Craig-Moffat Airport (CIG). [/FONT]

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• July 16, 1997 - A Continental Express Embraer 120, bound for Lake Charles, Louisiana (LCH), mistakenly lands at Southland Field (L75) in Carlyss. See T.J. Milling, "A familiar landmark? Another Continental plane sets down at same, wrong airport," Houston Chronicle, July 19, 1997.
• May 11, 1997 - A Continental Airlines 737, bound for Corpus Christi, Texas (CRP), mistakenly lands at Cabaniss Field, an abandoned Navy airfield. Link.
• December 24, 1996 - An Atlas Air 747 bound for Pinal Airpark (MZJ) in Marana, Arizona, mistakenly lands at Avra Valley Airport (AVW). Link.
• October 15, 1996 - A Nations Air 737, bound for Orlando, Florida (MCO), mistakenly lands at Sanford Airport (SFB). Link. See also "Airline's inaugural flight lands at wrong airport in Orlando," Tampa Tribune, October 16, 1996.
• October 3, 1996 - A Continental Express aircraft, bound for Lake Charles, Louisiana (LCH), mistakenly lands at Southland Field (L75) in Carlyss. Link.
• September 5, 1995 - A Northwest Airlines DC-10, bound for Frankfurt, Germany (FRA), mistakenly lands in Brussels, Belgium (BRU), approximately 200 miles off course.
• December 21, 1994 - A United Airlines 757, bound for San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU), mistakenly lands at Fernando Ribas Dominicci Airport (a/k/a Isla Grande Airport; SIG). Link. See also "FAA Investigating Landing of United 757 at Wrong Airport," Aviation Daily, December 24, 1994.
• March 28, 1991 - An Emerald Airlines 727, bound for Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA) in Mosinee, mistakenly lands at Wausau Municipal Airport (AUW).
• November 8, 1990 - A Continental Express ATR-42, bound for Jackson, Mississippi (JAN), mistakenly lands at Hawkins Field (HKS). Link. See also "National Digest," St. Petersburg Times, November 10, 1990.
• May 7, 1990 - A Continental Express aircraft bound for Farmington, New Mexico (FMN), mistakenly lands at Aztec Municipal Airport (N19). See “Runway of Choice Was at Wrong Airport,” Rocky Mountain News, May 11, 1990.

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• January 21, 1988 - A Piedmont Airlines F-28, bound for Wilmington, North Carolina (ILM), mistakenly lands at Albert J. Ellis Airport (OAJ) in Jacksonville. Link. See also "Piedmont Jet Lands at Jacksonville Instead of Wilmington," Associated Press, January 23, 1988.
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• July 7, 1987 - A Delta Air Lines 737, bound for Lexington, Kentucky (LEX), mistakenly lands at Capital City Airport (FFT) in Frankfort. Link.
• November 3, 1986 - An Air France 727, bound for Eliat, Israel (ETH), mistakenly lands at Aqaba Airport (AQJ) in Jordan. Link. See also "Sorry, Wrong Airport," Associated Press, November 3, 1986.
• February 3, 1986 - A Piedmont Airlines 737, bound for Bush Field in Augusta, Georgia (AGS), mistakenly lands at Daniel Field (DNL). Link. See also "Piedmont Airlines Flight Lands at Wrong Airport in Augusta," Associated Press, February 4, 1986.
• March 18, 1982 - A Frontier Convair 580 bound for Farmington, New Mexico (FMN), mistakenly lands at Aztec Municipal Airport (N19). Link.
• 1982 - An Aero Airways DC-8, bound for Stewart International Airport (SWF) in Newburgh, New York, mistakenly lands at Dutchess County Airport (POU).

• July 14, 1980 - A Delta Air Lines 727, bound for Miami (MIA), mistakenly lands at Fort Lauderdale (FLL). [In this case, air traffic control has been blamed for providing incorrect flight plan data to the pilots.] Link. See also "Controller Reprimanded in Wrong Airport Landing," Associated Press, July 25, 1980.
• June 20, 1980 - A Delta Air Lines 727, bound for Tampa, Florida (TPA), mistakenly lands at MacDill Air Force Base.
• March 1, 1980 - A Republic Airlines DC-9 bound for Golden Triangle Municipal Airport (GTR) in Columbus, Mississippi, mistakenly lands at Starkville Municipal Airport (STF).

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[charlie2]

When I was a student pilot I was just crossing the numbers when I realized this was no the right airport and went around and finally found the right one. The one I almost landed on was an Air Force base and I never heard anything about it!

 

[SWA Bubba]

Lighten up, Francis. Who do you fly for? Bet they've done it, too. Hell, some have landed in the wrong country even.

Here's a partial list. Delta, Northwest, Continental, United, American, USAirways, TWA, Air France, and just about every regional commuter are on this list:

Thanks for the humbling list, Ty. And it clearly was only a partial list, because I would like to address this one that you mentioned:

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]- May 11, 1997 - A Continental Airlines 737, bound for Corpus Christi, Texas (CRP), mistakenly lands at Cabaniss Field, an abandoned Navy airfield. Link.
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Actually this was at least the THIRD time a commercial airliner made this same mistake. When I was a student in Corpus in 1992, it had already happened twice in the 80s (I think I remember reading that is was Delta and Continental, but I'm not positive about that). Landing on 31 at CRP, you nearly pass right over 31 at Cabaniss 2 or 3 miles from touchdown. There's actually a note on the Jepp page for the ILS 31 at CRP to not mistake Cabaniss for the civil airport.

It's also not an abandoned Navy airfield. It's used every day for students to practice landings (normally Navy T-44s - a King Air 90). That's why there's no big orange X's on the runways that might have clued the airline guys in.

Thanks for the reality check though!

Bubba

 

[Ty Webb]

SWA Bubba:

Thanks . . . . I think that the knowledge that it could happen to us . . . . if we're not vigilent . . . is what keeps us vigilent . . . . and, therefore, safe.

:beer:

 

[IBNAV8R]

Did you read that in Plane and Pilot?? I truly hope you are not part of this profession.

I'll fly with you any day - just knowing that would NEVER happen to you.

NOT!!

 

[waveflyer]

SWA Bubba:

Thanks . . . . I think that the knowledge that it could happen to us . . . . if we're not vigilent . . . is what keeps us vigilent . . . . and, therefore, safe.

:beer:

Well said Ty.

 

[shmenter]

You are right on WEBB.

Every time I hear about an incident like this or a crash or accident, it is a great reminder. All this stuff COULD happen to me. As soon as we dismiss it ("oh those guys were dumb, how could they..." ) we start walking on thin ice. New guy or Check Airman, gotta back it up with navaids or review the emergency procedures.

Im not perfect and hopefully we all benefit from reminders.

 

[hyflyin]

Did you read that in Plane and Pilot?? I truly hope you are not part of this profession.

Nope, but I have watched many cocky fools like you do such things.

I have no doubt you will be a statistic one day. The real tragedy, you could have learned something.

Good luck

 

[hyflyin]

SWA Bubba:

Thanks . . . . I think that the knowledge that it could happen to us . . . . if we're not vigilent . . . is what keeps us vigilent . . . . and, therefore, safe.

:beer:

Well said!!!

 

[T-1GUY]

Maybe fatigue was a factor ???

 

[Golden Falcon]

When fatigue is a factor on my flt deck, radar vectors to an ILS is usually the lowest workload/safest bet.....

 

[cynic]

Maybe they suck at flying airplanes ???