A Colgan Air flight crew has been relieved from duty after landing at the wrong airport earlier this month, drawing renewed attention to a company that is no stranger to public scrutiny.
The incident involved Colgan Flight 3222, which was cleared for a visual approach into Lake Charles, Louisiana, after crewmembers told air traffic control they had the field in sight. The Saab 340 landed, however, approximately eight miles west of Lake Charles at Southland Airport, a private facility in Carlyss, Louisiana. The passengers were later bused to Lake Charles.
