Originally Posted by
StayingHomeIsBetter
Only slightly OT, let's not forget those situations where every PAX on the plane ends up at the wrong airport.
For example, I remember this one, since I lived in Augusta at the time:
February 3, 1986 - A Piedmont Airlines 737, bound for Bush Field in Augusta, Georgia (AGS), mistakenly lands at Daniel Field (DNL). ... See also "Piedmont Airlines Flight Lands at Wrong Airport in Augusta," Associated Press, February 4, 1986.
IIRC, they had to strip the plane of everything non-essential to be able to take off again from the short runway.
Other examples are at:
http://www.thirdamendment.com/wrongway.html
And, to keep this post DL-relevant, there are a few DL examples on the list... but none in the last 25 years. ^
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Well, there was the Wisconsin flyover when the pilots forgot to land at MSP. Also a plane that landed on a taxiway rather than the runway, IIRC in ATL.