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Blunder ... pilot landed at wrong airport - Drew - 30-03-2006
RYANAIR became Ryanwhere yesterday when a pilot landed his jet at a military airbase by mistake.
The Eirjet plane, operating on the low-cost airline’s behalf, was meant to take its 45 passengers and crew from Liverpool to Londonderry
in Northern Ireland.
But the blundering captain touched down at Ballykelly Military Airbase FIVE MILES away — as stunned Army personnel looked on.
The skipper announced: “Ladies and gentlemen we have landed . . . at the wrong airport. Please be patient.”
Passenger Johnny Borrow, from Londonderry, said: “I tried to tell the crew we were landing in the wrong place but it was too late because
the descent was almost over.
“When we landed soldiers ran towards the aircraft waving and laughing.”
Passengers were taken to the city by bus and the return flight to Liverpool was cancelled. British and Irish aviation chiefs are investigating.
A Ryanair spokesman said pilot error was to blame and added last night: “In over 20 years of Ryanair operated flights, such a mistake
has never occurred before.”
Re: Blunder ... pilot landed at wrong airport - FsP Dennis - 30-03-2006
how can a pilot do that ?? It is not good a PASSENGER could see it was the wrong place they landed but not the pilot 
Love the name Ryanwhere
i think the pilots where sleeping 
Re: Blunder ... pilot landed at wrong airport - Andrew The Muffin - 30-03-2006
Hehe,
I think Ryanwher ought to install a better breathaliezer test.Re: Blunder ... pilot landed at wrong airport - poden - 30-03-2006
Holy cow, at the very least that pilot is getting severely disciplined.
Re: Blunder ... pilot landed at wrong airport - DK@UK - 30-03-2006
Bet the pilot wishes he had turned off instant record mode!
Re: Blunder ... pilot landed at wrong airport - Drew - 30-03-2006
Re: Blunder ... pilot landed at wrong airport - Navymmw - 30-03-2006
::d:drink:
Re: Blunder ... pilot landed at wrong airport - RonMac - 30-03-2006
I think he is getting the boot!
Re: Blunder ... pilot landed at wrong airport - Airliner - 31-03-2006
And ATC communication was, where? Did the pilot call the tower? The wrong tower? Or were the controllers at the right airport
saying, "Where the heck is he?"
Maybe this was that America West Pilot who got blasted a while back for FUI (FLYING while intoxicated). Yeesh!
That's okay - after Hurricane Katrina, I recall reading of a flight that was took some of the folks who had lost their homes to the wrong
place. I don't remember where it was but it was something stupid like - the landed in Charleston, WV instead of Charleston, SC! DOH!
Re: Blunder ... pilot landed at wrong airport - olseric - 31-03-2006
Not the first time: http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123008013
Re: Blunder ... pilot landed at wrong airport - Dutch64 - 31-03-2006
Just a wrong afcad file...
Re: Blunder ... pilot landed at wrong airport - DBE - 31-03-2006
The mind boggles!
For the life of me, I can't imagine how that happened. Well, let's say in today's aircraft in any case.
Re: Blunder ... pilot landed at wrong airport - Airliner - 31-03-2006
Quote:Dutch64 wrote:
Just a wrong afcad file...
I just realized, Drew is really US Senator Robert Byrd! Notice the title of the thread - you have to be a listener of Sean Hannity to get this
one. Can you hear the sound bite?
Next thread will be titled, "Pity pity pity..."Just kidding Drew!
Re: Blunder ... pilot landed at wrong airport - 42jeff - 03-04-2006
Last December, my unit deployed to the United Arab Emirates (I'm in the USAF). Our ATA flight broke in Budapest and we had to wait a
day for the new plane to show up...when we got on the plane the pilot told us "it was his pleasure to fly us to Oman this afternoon". We all
kinda looked around at each other thinking...."ooooookay..."
He even said "we're beginning our descent into Oman"...."let me be the first to welcome you to Oman"....
Only the couple of us who'd been there before recognized quite easily as being Dubai Intl.... I swear...that is the first time I'd ever heard of
a pilot landing at the right place and thinking he was somewher else.
On a side note...we got to go to the Dubai Airshow while we were there.... one word sums that thing up: WOW!
Re: Blunder ... pilot landed at wrong airport - morten17041989 - 10-04-2006
Ryanair doesnt care about the passengers. they care about themselves and never get delayed.