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PA-28 pilot put in the wrong tower frequency and after receiving clearance to land on a runway which was not at the intended airport; realized the error; departed; entered the correct frequency and returned to land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1035398 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201209 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 10 Flight Crew Total 800 Flight Crew Type 600 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
My intention was to stop for refueling. On approach to [my fuel stop] I dialed in the frequency for [the wrong airport] instead; which lead to the confusion. [The wrong tower] cleared me to runway 23; when my intended place of landing is ZZZ. I realized something was not right when I was approaching the airport and runway 20 was in front of me. I departed the class D without incident; corrected the frequency and landed without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA-28 pilot put in the wrong Tower frequency and after receiving clearance to land on a runway which was not at the intended airport; realized the error; departed; entered the correct frequency and returned to land.
Narrative: My intention was to stop for refueling. On approach to [my fuel stop] I dialed in the frequency for [the wrong airport] instead; which lead to the confusion. [The wrong Tower] cleared me to Runway 23; when my intended place of landing is ZZZ. I realized something was not right when I was approaching the airport and Runway 20 was in front of me. I departed the Class D without incident; corrected the frequency and landed without incident.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.