Final
3 minor
Mar 4, 2019
N14171 accident at Presque Isle, ME
Embraer EMB145 — Wrong surface or wrong airport at KPQI (Presque Isle, ME)
DateMar 4, 2019
Tail numberN14171
AircraftEmbraer EMB145 · Embraer ERJ-145 family · E145
LocationKPQI — Presque Isle, ME
Phase of flightLanding
OperationPart 121
Injuries3 minor
NTSB caseDCA19FA089
Probable cause
The flight crew’s decision, due to confirmation bias, to continue the descent below the decision altitude when the runway had not been positively identified. Contributing to the accident were (1) the first officer’s fatigue, which exacerbated his confirmation bias, and (2) the failure of CommutAir pilots who had observed the localizer misalignment to report it to the company and air traffic before the accident.
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