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by danek 3268 days ago
That's exactly the attitude that leads to more pilot error ;)

But seriously, it's important to understand how it made sense to the pilot from his perspective at that point in time. Because he believed he was aiming for the runway (I'm gonna give the benefit of the doubt and assume he wasn't distracted with online farming). So understanding why it made sense to him can lead to actions to prevent this in the future.

Versus chalking it up to "pilot error", in which we assign blame and don't take action to prevent this kind of mixup in the future, thus practically ensuring it happens again. Because if it made sense to him, it'll make sense to someone else too. In fact the top comment says this type of mixup is rather common!