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Air carrier medium large transport indentified the wrong airport on visual approach, and ATC confirmed airport identification. Later ATC saw the error and advised the flight crew.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 111855 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198905 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gsp |
| State Reference | SC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : gsp |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 7500 |
| ASRS Report | 111855 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Approach controller directed aircraft to wrong airport. When the crew questioned the controller if he was sure that it was the correct airport, controller said yes. Then, 10 mi north, he informed us that it was the wrong airport. Aircraft never descended below 3500'. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: the flight crew was not familiar with the area and had not taken time to set up the aircraft navigation radios nor had they done an adequate preflight or in-flight briefing. Reporter said his company had just restarted service to this airport, but considering the WX, he thought he would be able to spot the airport and make the approach and landing VFR. When they broke out below a scattered cloud layer there were several airports in front of them. So,when the asked ATC, 'is that it?', he responded affirmatively west/O knowing what they were looking at. Reporter also said the controller was very busy at the time. Traffic vol and flight crew complacency.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MLG INDENTIFIED THE WRONG ARPT ON VISUAL APCH, AND ATC CONFIRMED ARPT IDENTIFICATION. LATER ATC SAW THE ERROR AND ADVISED THE FLT CREW.
Narrative: APCH CTLR DIRECTED ACFT TO WRONG ARPT. WHEN THE CREW QUESTIONED THE CTLR IF HE WAS SURE THAT IT WAS THE CORRECT ARPT, CTLR SAID YES. THEN, 10 MI N, HE INFORMED US THAT IT WAS THE WRONG ARPT. ACFT NEVER DSNDED BELOW 3500'. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: THE FLT CREW WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA AND HAD NOT TAKEN TIME TO SET UP THE ACFT NAV RADIOS NOR HAD THEY DONE AN ADEQUATE PREFLT OR INFLT BRIEFING. RPTR SAID HIS COMPANY HAD JUST RESTARTED SVC TO THIS ARPT, BUT CONSIDERING THE WX, HE THOUGHT HE WOULD BE ABLE TO SPOT THE ARPT AND MAKE THE APCH AND LNDG VFR. WHEN THEY BROKE OUT BELOW A SCATTERED CLOUD LAYER THERE WERE SEVERAL ARPTS IN FRONT OF THEM. SO,WHEN THE ASKED ATC, 'IS THAT IT?', HE RESPONDED AFFIRMATIVELY W/O KNOWING WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING AT. RPTR ALSO SAID THE CTLR WAS VERY BUSY AT THE TIME. TFC VOL AND FLT CREW COMPLACENCY.
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.