# Incident 20240925017199I: Embraer ERJ 170-100 LR, Chicago, IL, September 25, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2024, 15:26 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago O'Hare International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 41.9687° N, 87.9204° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9687&lon=-87.9204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N772MR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N772MR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer ERJ 170-100 LR (registry code 326040B, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-erj-170-100-lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34-8E5 (registry code 30061, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-8e5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER ERJ 170-100 LR
- Reported engine: GE CF34-8E5
- People aboard: 68
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 7,112 total, 522 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA24LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA318) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240925017199I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DESCRIPTION: ON 09/25/2024 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHILE ACTING AS PIC ON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED ON 10L AT KORD OPERATING CONTRARY TO ACT CLEARANCE TO LAND ON 10C VIA THE ILS10C AT KORD. ROOT CAUSE: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FAILED TO ADHERE TO ATC CLEARANCE BECAUSE HIS KNOWLEDGE BASED DECISION MAKING WAS INCORRECTLY APPLIED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FAILED TO FLY THE ASSIGNED ILS10C APPROACH BECAUSE HE HAD FAILED TO IDENTIFY THE APPROPRIATE ILS10C FREQUENCY AND BECAUSE HE WAS IN VMC PROCEEDED VISUALLY TO WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE CORRECT RUNWAY. CORRECTIVE ACTION: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WERE COUNSELLED USING COMPLIANCE ACTION PROGRAM. COUNSELLING COVERED ADHERENCE TO ATC CLEARANCES, COMMUNICATION, SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, DISTRACTIONS AND CRM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA24LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA318), Sep 25, 2024: Embraer ERJ 170-100 LR (N772MR), Chicago, IL, incident, no damage. 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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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