Airline Crew Lands at Wrong Airport

Bethany Whitfield

Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 09:36 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

A Colgan Air flight crew was relieved from duty after mistakenly landing their plane at Southland Airport, eight miles west of their intended destination in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
This incident, which is under investigation, is not an isolated occurrence for the private airport and adds to Colgan Air's existing public scrutiny.
Colgan Air also faces a proposed $2 million FAA fine for allegedly allowing untrained flight attendants to operate passenger flights.
These developments renew questions about the company's safety standards, which were previously highlighted by a fatal 2009 crash and have prompted a U.S. Representative to demand information on their improvements.

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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.