Sorry, been off line for a few days.
If they had 'recognised the ident of a beacon' it would have been the same anyway.
Correct, which is why, in theory, they should have checked the Lat and Long. The nav chart identified the ROZO beacon with an "R". The PNF entered "R" expecting that it would show the ROZO beacon as the nearest one; ie, at the top of the list. He automatically excepted the one at the top of the list, but it was the ROMEO beacon. The ROZO beacon was list as ROZO and didn't show up with just the "R", but the crew weren't aware of this.