MD88 Pilot Landing at the Wrong Airport

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primetime

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An MD-88 on its way into Daytona today just about landed in Ormond Beach, passengers said he was about 50ft off the runway when he did a go-around and circled back to land on 16 at DAB. Lots of passengers complained, but the Capt. swore he was at Daytona, just saw another aircraft on the runway so he went around.....
 
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Probably thought the VOR was at DAB and just tracked it on in.......

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isn't the crew supposed to brief the approach prior to the flight and understand the locality of a VOR they'll use in relation to the airport they're arriving at.

I know things are different/not necessarily as simple up in the air, but this isn't me or other private pilots landing at a wrong airport, it's a professional who is paid to have it down.
 
Which airline was it? I've heard Spirit landing at MLB before, but I think that was a charter. Not sure if they fly into DAB. Approach even asked the guy "And just to confirm, you're final destiniation is MLB." There are a LOT of airports in the DAB area. Ormand is just north, is actually a decent size, and has the VOR on the field for the whole area. Odds are this guy was tracking the VOR, requested a visual, and called the wrong airport in sight.
 
Doug, did you try to land at the wrong airport again.... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
 
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Doug, did you try to land at the wrong airport again.... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

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Not I!
 
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This stuff happens more often than you think.

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Oh yes.

And it was a Comair RJ, not a Delta MD-88 from what I'm hearing.

Give my mad dog croanies SOME credit, yo!
 
What happens to the Captain and FO when they land at the wrong airport? Fired?
 
I know a guy who landed at the wrong airport at a different airline, they were given remedial training and a 'part-609' checkride with the FAA in attendance and that's about all that happened.
 
I guess it is worse when you land an airliner at a military airbase.
 
Definately not a DCA/Comair grad! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
If he or she is, they need to be smacked in the head /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/banghead.gif
 
I would've just taken an extended final approach..........all the way to the bahamas! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

(Well maybe not today, after they clean up from frances I would.)
 
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Doug Im confused....You dont fly every DL MD88? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bandit.gif

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No, but do you know what's funny? I flew cleared_ils_9L today out of Jacksonville!
 
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Doug Im confused....You dont fly every DL MD88? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bandit.gif

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No, but do you know what's funny? I flew cleared_ils_9L today out of Jacksonville!

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wow, that mustve been an insteresting meeting.....

"hey, you are doug taylor.....im cleared_ils_9l...how ya doing? its your leg? oh great...the landing better be good"
 
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