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Visual flight rules lined up for landing at wrong airport. Go around and landed at destination airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 102347 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198901 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : vrb airport : fpr |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 100 msl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : fpr tower : vrb |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 5500 |
| ASRS Report | 102347 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
VFR from pbi to st lucie county airport (ft pierce). Tower cleared to land on runway 32, report at south bridge. Saw 2 bridges, one north, one south. Advised tower was over south bridge, had runway in sight. Tower said we were not in sight. Had descended to 100' when saw the runway was 30L (not st lucie county but vero beach). Pulled up, contacted vrb tower, returned to ft pierce and landed. Ft pierce ground said normal day, 1 or 2 aircraft land at vero beach intending to land at ft pierce or vice versa. Both airports are served by the vrb VOR, both have northwest runways (32 and 30) and both have north and south bridges. Ft pierce airport is 10 NM almost due south of vrb.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: VISUAL FLT RULES LINED UP FOR LNDG AT WRONG ARPT. GO AROUND AND LANDED AT DESTINATION ARPT.
Narrative: VFR FROM PBI TO ST LUCIE COUNTY ARPT (FT PIERCE). TWR CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 32, REPORT AT SOUTH BRIDGE. SAW 2 BRIDGES, ONE NORTH, ONE SOUTH. ADVISED TWR WAS OVER SOUTH BRIDGE, HAD RWY IN SIGHT. TWR SAID WE WERE NOT IN SIGHT. HAD DESCENDED TO 100' WHEN SAW THE RWY WAS 30L (NOT ST LUCIE COUNTY BUT VERO BEACH). PULLED UP, CONTACTED VRB TWR, RETURNED TO FT PIERCE AND LANDED. FT PIERCE GND SAID NORMAL DAY, 1 OR 2 ACFT LAND AT VERO BEACH INTENDING TO LAND AT FT PIERCE OR VICE VERSA. BOTH ARPTS ARE SERVED BY THE VRB VOR, BOTH HAVE NW RWYS (32 AND 30) AND BOTH HAVE NORTH AND SOUTH BRIDGES. FT PIERCE ARPT IS 10 NM ALMOST DUE SOUTH OF VRB.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.