SWA lands at wrong Branson Airport

[Tweaker]

"The cabin filled with the smell of burning rubber" said a passenger.

I'd bet that smells better than the emptied contents of two sets of bowels in the cawkpit!

What a terrifying and humiliating event.

 

[Scoot 11]

If you're referring to me, genius, I already chimed in. Now GFY.

No azzwipe, I was referring to tanker clown! But thanks for wasting your breath when you could have saved it for your inflatable date!:blush:

 

[BillJBrake]

The usual suspects are pretty quiet in this thread. I figured all the LUV drivers would be on here quick to defend how something so weak can happen to "anyone". It's 8 miles away! Tune and identify...overlay, a little SA gents, please!

 

[densoo]

Descending 350 feet bellow briefed touchdown zone elevation, should have set off some bells in one's head.

Standby for an FAA-mandated ACARS prompt requiring both pilots to certify they've briefed the approach.

 

[Fly-By-Cable]

Standby for an FAA-mandated ACARS prompt requiring both pilots to certify they've briefed the approach.

You press that prompt every time you sign a dispatch release.

 

[Golden Falcon]

Looks like the Corndogs are trying to copy Delta aka Don't Ever Land There Again

 

[Kharma Police]

Less likely to happen at AirTran where we're required to overfly final approach fix on every visual approach at night. Pretty hard to overfly a marker at one airport and then land at another.

Also they were operating in rising terrain. Airport they landed at is in the valley - 350 feet lower than airport of intended landing which is on top of the highest hill. Descending 350 feet bellow briefed touchdown zone elevation, should have set off some bells in one's head.

You missed my point. And BTW, the reason why we have to fly to the marker is because of a mistake by a crew flying into CAK scud running and setting of the terrain alerts with ATC. We have had our fair share of f-ups at AirTran (no flap T/O, go-around in RDU, no packs in MKE). So, again remember we all live in the same glass house.

 

[densoo]

You press that prompt every time you sign a dispatch release.

Which also means I'm certifying fit for duty yet here we are signing the release and then having to separately certify fit for duty.

 

[Muppets]

WTF! I can understand if this was 1965....but with all the resources available today....unacceptable. Passengers deserve better for $69.

 

[freightdogfred]

The usual suspects are pretty quiet in this thread. I figured all the LUV drivers would be on here quick to defend how something so weak can happen to "anyone". It's 8 miles away! Tune and identify...overlay, a little SA gents, please!

I was thinking the same thing. That being said, I agree that it can happen to anyone. After the 5th day of 4 legs a night flying night freight I set up to land at AAf Biggs instead of El Paso. Granted, they are closer to each other with the exact same runway layout, it's still no excuse. If you always set up for an instrument approach, you always land on the right runway. It's what saved me that morning.