Incident: Embraer ERJ 170-100 LR
Sep 25, 2024 · Chicago, IL
NTSB numberDCA24LA318Event id20240927195210
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 68
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The flight crew’s misidentification of the intended landing runway, which resulted in an approach to and landing on the wrong runway due to their planned continuation bias. Contributing to the incident was the flight crew’s decision to continue the approach without the correct ILS frequency in the FMS. Also contributing was air traffic control’s failure to notify the flight crew that the were lined up with the incorrect runway contrary to FAA directives.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Embraer ERJ 170-100 LR
- Registration
- N772MR
- Year built
- 2004
- Category
- Airplane
- Operating rules
- Part 121: air carrier
- Defining event
- Landing Wrong surface or wrong airport
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)1 nm (2 km) north-east
- Chicago Executive Airport (PWK)9 nm (16 km) north
- Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)13 nm (25 km) south-east
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