OH HSKR FAN Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 According to news the pilots of the plane had 12 years of experience with the airline. Right now they are on paid leave pending a investigation. Quote Link to comment
C N Red Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 According to news the pilots of the plane had 12 years of experience with the airline. Right now they are on paid leave pending a investigation. They didnt miss the runway, they just landed at the wrong airport. Lol. Drunks. Quote Link to comment
ZRod Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I don't think it's really that hard of a thing to do. Think about how similar everything looks from up there. Now think about it being night time and having no visual references other than lights and your instruments. If they were unfamiliar with the airport then it wouldn't be a very difficult thing to do at all, especially since they were within 7 miles or so of the intended airport. They see runway lights a little sooner than expected and assume they are on course and the instruments are off. I'm not real familiar with flying, but if both airports had ILS (Instrument landing system) I could see that easily getting screwed up as well since it's basically radio frequencies that help guide the plane in. This is a pretty good short article on how and why it might happen. http://www.cnn.com/2...e-wrong-runway/ Quote Link to comment
Hooked on Huskers Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Branson airport was fairly new, 2009 opening, privately owned and middle of nowhere, no buildings and houses around. Plus no taxiways (unusual) thus relies on "backtaxi" procedure..... dangerous. Also, Branson is not equipped with radar. The only positive thing, long runway (7140'). Definition: Backtaxi (also known as backtrack) is an airport ground procedure which involves the use of any portion of a runway as a taxiway for an aircraft to taxi in the opposite direction from which it will take off or has landed. The procedure is commonly used at smaller airports and private strips which may not have separate paved taxiways parallel to the runway. See Tenerife airport disaster, where two 747's at Tenerife airport were required to backtaxi in order to position themselves for take-off. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Honest question: don't they have gps? Quote Link to comment
Hooked on Huskers Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Honest question: don't they have gps? Probably so but my guess, ignored. Quote Link to comment
Foppa Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 That made me laugh, well done. Quote Link to comment
HUSKER 37 Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 How do you miss a runway Southwest? Probably by approaching it from the Northeast Quote Link to comment
deedsker Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 How do you miss a runway Southwest? Probably by approaching it from the Northeast North West Quote Link to comment
rawhide Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Gosh George, that runway ain't very long, but it sure is wide Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I'm sure everyone of us has had a total brain fart while at work. This one obviously was their version. It is right to suspend them and evaluate their ability to do their job. Quote Link to comment
rawhide Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Well, considering commercial a/c have no 0/0 capability ejection seats ....... YEAH Quote Link to comment
Foppa Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Southwest's quality of service has went completely downhill over the years...but hasn't stopped the 'budget' airline who offers next-to-nothing on their flights to raise their prices about 7,000%. The only thing going for them anymore is their baggage allowance. Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I have no problem flying SW and I do quite often. 1 Quote Link to comment
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