Originally Posted by
Hudson Bay
Think about the Eire Jet that landed at Ballykelly Airport instead of Londonderry. Maybe if he hadn't taken up an orbit on final approach he wouldn't have landed at the wrong airport.
Maybe but then the commander said the following according to the incident report (
http://www.aaib.dft.gov.uk/cms_resou...IJ%2001-07.pdf)
Knowing that the runway at LDY was relatively short, he concentrated on flying an accurate approach to ensure that he landed on the threshold at the correct speed. He stated that, once he was visual with BKL, and not knowing there was another airfield in the vicinity, his mind-set was that this must be his destination airfield. At no time did the commander see LDY in the distance and the perceived problem with the ILS and the presence of the ILS calibrator aircraft all reinforced his perception that this was the correct, and only, airfield.
Originally Posted by
Hudson Bay
Maybe the 737 at Bristol wouldn't have come within 300 feet of the ground if he hadn't of made an orbit on Final.
Is this the 737 you claimed had a CFIT or the one that was in the report you provided previously? In either case you are wrong, had it had a CFIT then it would have come within 0 feet of the ground and the aircraft in the incident you provided a link for had a minimum height of 1272 agl.
Why let the truth get in the way of a good rant eh?