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Old 13th Jan 2014, 13:08
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glendalegoon
 
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WHILE I have not checked the notams, the INTENDED destination has an ILS for runway 32.

AT night, I would always tune, identify and follow the ILS, even on a visual approach.

You get a better landing off an ils, than a visual as your approach is right on the glideslope, and you are sure of the correct runway and airport!

You are also practicing the procedures in case you have bad wx at that airport and need the ILS.

I am sure the pilots just got lazy, or perhaps complacent is the better word. I am not so sure they will keep their jobs.
SWA fired the captain who landed on the nosegear at LGA. And she got the right airport.

And it was luck that they stopped in time. Maybe the pilots did see the red lights indicating the end of the runway and made max use of the brakes.
(the lights marking the ends of the runway emit red light toward the runway to indicate the end of runway to a departing aircraft and emit green outward from the runway end to indicate the threshold to landing aircraft.)
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