The pilots of a FedEx Boeing 757 were fatigued as they neared Tulsa (Oklahoma, U.S.) International Airport just after 0400 local time and failed to recognize visual and auditory indicators that they were on approach to the incorrect runway, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says.
The captain told incident investigators that he realized their error after touching down on Runway 18R and hearing the “3,000 feet remaining” call from the 757’s runway awareness and advisory system (RAAS). Runway 18R is 6,101 ft (1,860 m) long, some 3,899 ft (1,188 m) shorter than the 10,000-ft (3,048-m) Runway 18L, where the flight crew had intended to land. The captain, who had been the pilot flying, braked heavily and the airplane exited the runway using the final taxiway.
Neither member of the flight crew was injured in the June 8, 2022, incident, and the airplane was not damaged.
The NTSB said the probable cause of the incident was the crew’s “misid…
