Originally Posted by 28isGreat

We can speculate until the cows come home about how competent, trained pilots came to mistake C for 28R, but I seriously doubt we can debate that they mistook C for 28R. They were cleared for 28R, and they confirmed, and re-confirmed. And then nearly landed on C. If that isn't mistaking C for 28R, I don't know what is.

(I deliberately repeat your "competent, trained" phrase. Clearly they are trained. Questioning their competence is fair game at this stage, I suppose, but given the NNNN combined hours of safe flying that they likely have, implying that they are incompetent feels a little heavy-handed.)