DL2845 7/7/16 Lands at Wrong Airport
Jul 8, 2016, 1:14 pm
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DL2845 7/7/16 Lands at Wrong Airport
MSP-RAP landed at Ellsworth AFB instead of RAP Airport... Oops! Anyone on board?
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NTSB investigating 7/7/16 landing of a Delta A320 at Ellsworth AFB in SD instead of its intended destination of Rapid City (7 miles away).
Jul 8, 2016, 1:16 pm
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Jul 8, 2016, 1:25 pm
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel...rport/4447699/
June 2004: A Northwest Airbus A319 intending to land at Rapid City, S.D., instead landed about 12 miles away at Ellsworth Air Force Base.
Jul 8, 2016, 1:33 pm
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I'm assuming the runways are on the same heading - isn't that usually what causes issues like this?
Two recent incidents I remember:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/southwes...confused-them/
http://www.flyingmag.com/news/airlin...-wrong-airport
Two recent incidents I remember:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/southwes...confused-them/
http://www.flyingmag.com/news/airlin...-wrong-airport
Jul 8, 2016, 1:37 pm
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Here is the second flight.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/...410Z/KRCA/KRAP
Now the most important question - did they get the 500 MQMs min. for the second flight from the AFB to RAP?
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/...410Z/KRCA/KRAP
Now the most important question - did they get the 500 MQMs min. for the second flight from the AFB to RAP?
Jul 8, 2016, 1:39 pm
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Jul 8, 2016, 1:40 pm
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Here is the second flight.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/...410Z/KRCA/KRAP
Now the most important question - did they get the 500 MQMs min. for the second flight from the AFB to RAP?
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/...410Z/KRCA/KRAP
Now the most important question - did they get the 500 MQMs min. for the second flight from the AFB to RAP?
Jul 8, 2016, 2:08 pm
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Pilots confused Hwy 14 for Hwy 44. They both have small rivers across the roadway from the airport, to add to the confusion.
Typical mistake any amateur flyer could make; a little harder to understand with all the navigation aids on an Airbus.
They probably disconnected the autopilot as soon as the runway was in sight.
Could have been a total catastrophe since they were likely talking to GC of the wrong airport all along.
Typical mistake any amateur flyer could make; a little harder to understand with all the navigation aids on an Airbus.
They probably disconnected the autopilot as soon as the runway was in sight.
Could have been a total catastrophe since they were likely talking to GC of the wrong airport all along.
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Jul 8, 2016, 3:22 pm
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I'm assuming the runways are on the same heading - isn't that usually what causes issues like this?
Two recent incidents I remember:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/southwes...confused-them/
http://www.flyingmag.com/news/airlin...-wrong-airport
Two recent incidents I remember:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/southwes...confused-them/
http://www.flyingmag.com/news/airlin...-wrong-airport
Jul 8, 2016, 3:37 pm
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Aw man, I convinced my mom and some friends to fly DL to RAP next month (they're usually UA fliers). Not going to hear the end of this
Jul 8, 2016, 3:55 pm
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According to Delta.com, the flight departed MSP 8 minutes early - - but, due to the diversion, it arrived at RAP 2 hours and 41 minutes late!!!
Yeeeeow!!!
Any thoughts on why this took so long to straighten out?!?
Yeeeeow!!!
Any thoughts on why this took so long to straighten out?!?
Jul 8, 2016, 4:13 pm
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Hmmm, landing at an AFB without PPR from the military. Probally not really appreciated and they might had some questions/paperwork first before letting them go again.
Jul 8, 2016, 4:15 pm
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