On March 15, Delta Air lines flight 5752 operated by Republic Airways took off from Washington National airport and was approaching New York LaGuardia. They were intructed to contact tower, but pilots contacted the wrong Tower. The Embraer E-170 went to the frequency for JFK instead.
- They should have picked New York LaGuardia Tower at 118.7
- In context, it appears they instead chose JFK Tower 119.1
LaGuardia approach said “contact tower” without giving the frequency. The crew selected the wrong tower and reached JFK. JFK was working other traffic, and then gave the Republic flight a landing clearance. Only after the controller asked where they were did this fully register, umm, “This is Kennedy Tower.” The crew replied with surprise and then went around.
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