Silver SF34 at Fairmont on Aug 7th 2012, landed on wrong airport

Last Update: August 8, 2012 / 20:04:59 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 7, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Silver Airways

Flight number
3M-4049

Departure
Morgantown, United States

Destination
Clarksburg, United States

Aircraft Registration
N346AG

Aircraft Type
SAAB 340

ICAO Type Designator
SF34

A Silver Airways Saab 340B on behalf of United, registration N346AG performing flight 3M-4049/UA-4049 from Morgantown,WV to Clarksburg,WV (USA) with 11 passengers and 3 crew, landed on Fairmont's,WV runway 05 about halfway into the scheduled 25 minutes/25nm hop and about 11nm short of its scheduled destination. The aircraft came to a safe stop on the runway around 23:30L.

The passengers were taken to their destination by taxis.

Fairmont Airport commented the landing was obviously a mistake, the crew believed they had landed in Clarksburg.

The FAA confirmed an investigation into the incident has been opened.

The airline began operating the route on Aug 2nd 2012, flight 3M-4049/UA-4049 originates at Washington Dulles Airport.

Fairmont offers a runway 05/23 of 3194 feet/973 meters length and 75 feet/23 meters width. Fairmont is an uncontrolled airfield.

Clarksburg offers a runway 03/21 of 7000 feet/2134 meters length and 150 feet/45 meters width, tower control services are offered during the day, at the time of the arrival the aerodrome was uncontrolled.

Metars Clarksburg (no Metars available for Fairmont):
CKB 080453Z 00000KT 6SM BR CLR 19/17 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP151 T01890172 402940172
KCKB 080353Z 00000KT 9SM CLR 20/18 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP154 T02000178
KCKB 080253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/18 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP153 T02060178 53009
KCKB 080153Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/17 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP150 T02330172
KCKB 080053Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/17 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP146 T02390172
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 7, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Silver Airways

Flight number
3M-4049

Departure
Morgantown, United States

Destination
Clarksburg, United States

Aircraft Registration
N346AG

Aircraft Type
SAAB 340

ICAO Type Designator
SF34

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