ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 249459
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| Date: | Sunday 4 April 2021 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-804 (SF)(WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Ethiopian Airlines |
| Registration: | ET-AYL |
| MSN: | 32903/1127 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Ndola Airport, Copperbelt Province -
 Zambia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD/HAAB) |
| Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport (NLA/FLSK), Zambia | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ethiopian Airlines flight ET-3891, a Boeing 737-804 (SF)(WL), landed at new Copperbelt International Airport which is under construction and located about 9nm WNW of the actual destination airport (Simon Mwansa).
Construction workers signaled to the crew they were not expected at that airport. The crew continued straight ahead towards the next taxiway to the runway, entered and backtracked the runway and departed again.
About 2.5 hours later, ET-AQP, another Ethiopian Airlines 737, performing flight ET-871, approached the Copperbelt International Airport but went around from 50 feet AGL.
Sources:
https://www.facebook.com/1518882528/videos/10224901665238423/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/et3891#274a1482
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copperbelt_International_Airport
Wrong airport landing incidents
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2021 13:17 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 05-Apr-2021 15:55 | harro | Updated [Photo] |
| 05-Apr-2021 16:00 | harro | Updated [Source] |
| 05-Apr-2021 16:21 | harro | Updated [Source] |
| 07-Apr-2021 13:09 | harro | Updated [Cn] |
| 13-Apr-2022 10:05 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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