NONE · EMBRAER ERJ 170-100 LR · 2024-09-25 · Chicago, IL, USA
Event
NTSB number
DCA24LA318
Event ID
20240927195210
Type
Incident
Date
2024-09-25
Location
Chicago, IL, USA
Coordinates
41.968696, -87.920436
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
68
Total aboard
68
Aircraft
Make
EMBRAER
Model
ERJ 170-100 LR
Registration
N772MR
FAR Part
121
Engines
2
Damage
—
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
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.