Flight crew of aircraft with destination of fll was approaching on the dolin two arrival and was vec...

Attributes
ACN	115412
Time
Date	198906
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mia airport : fll
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia artcc : zse
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival star : star 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 : 178 flight time total : 15254 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	115412
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Over pie VOR, aircraft was vectored south to intercept mia 222 right for dolin two arrival to fll (mia also has dolin two arrival). Intercepted arrival some 55 NM southwest of mia VORTAC. Proceeded inbound. After wever, we were switched to approach (120.5) and turned toward the east with descent to 8000'. There were numerous thunderstorms in the area and aircraft was in and out of clouds with sporadic ground thunderstorms in the area and aircraft was in and out of clouds with sporadic ground contact. At one point, we were advised to expect localizer approach to runway 9R with circle to 13. After numerous heading changes, deviations for buildups, and a frequency change or two, aircraft was on a heading of 280 degree at 4000', still in and out of clouds, showing some 25 DME southwest of fll VORTAC. We were turned north and then 060 degree with descent to 3000'. That got us clear of clouds. First officer was flying and switched to fll 9R localizer (108.5). I stayed on fll (111.4) for bearing and DME information. We were cleared for 9R ILS approach. We saw an airport some 10 mi east of us, but it did not look right. DME still showed 15-20 NM from fll. Approach informed us that we were passing thru the localizer and gave us a heading toward the airport that we saw. First officer's localizer needle was bouncing off left side of instrument. Approach had confused our destination and had vectored us to mia versus fll! We were then vectored to fll and landed. Called ZMA and talked to supervisor. Established that at handoff, center was still showing us to fll. Called TRACON and found that a controller had misread the 'strip'. Supervisor said that all he could do was apologize. Apology accepted. Several factors led to this problem. First, WX and traffic caused unusual routing of fll arrivals. Mia dolin two and fll dolin two are exactly the same! TRACON uses the same frequencys for both airports! Airport runway configns are very similar. WX precluded visual orientation until aircraft was at 3000'. Over the everglades. It could happen again!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF ACFT WITH DESTINATION OF FLL WAS APCHING ON THE DOLIN TWO ARR AND WAS VECTORED BY TRACON TO MIA ARPT VERSUS FLL. FLT CREW DETECTED THE ERROR AND THEN THEY RECEIVED VECTORS TO FLL.

Narrative: OVER PIE VOR, ACFT WAS VECTORED S TO INTERCEPT MIA 222 R FOR DOLIN TWO ARRIVAL TO FLL (MIA ALSO HAS DOLIN TWO ARRIVAL). INTERCEPTED ARRIVAL SOME 55 NM SW OF MIA VORTAC. PROCEEDED INBND. AFTER WEVER, WE WERE SWITCHED TO APCH (120.5) AND TURNED TOWARD THE E WITH DSCNT TO 8000'. THERE WERE NUMEROUS TSTMS IN THE AREA AND ACFT WAS IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS WITH SPORADIC GND TSTMS IN THE AREA AND ACFT WAS IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS WITH SPORADIC GND CONTACT. AT ONE POINT, WE WERE ADVISED TO EXPECT LOC APCH TO RWY 9R WITH CIRCLE TO 13. AFTER NUMEROUS HDG CHANGES, DEVIATIONS FOR BUILDUPS, AND A FREQ CHANGE OR TWO, ACFT WAS ON A HDG OF 280 DEG AT 4000', STILL IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS, SHOWING SOME 25 DME SW OF FLL VORTAC. WE WERE TURNED N AND THEN 060 DEG WITH DSCNT TO 3000'. THAT GOT US CLEAR OF CLOUDS. F/O WAS FLYING AND SWITCHED TO FLL 9R LOC (108.5). I STAYED ON FLL (111.4) FOR BEARING AND DME INFO. WE WERE CLRED FOR 9R ILS APCH. WE SAW AN ARPT SOME 10 MI E OF US, BUT IT DID NOT LOOK RIGHT. DME STILL SHOWED 15-20 NM FROM FLL. APCH INFORMED US THAT WE WERE PASSING THRU THE LOC AND GAVE US A HDG TOWARD THE ARPT THAT WE SAW. F/O'S LOC NEEDLE WAS BOUNCING OFF LEFT SIDE OF INSTRUMENT. APCH HAD CONFUSED OUR DEST AND HAD VECTORED US TO MIA VERSUS FLL! WE WERE THEN VECTORED TO FLL AND LANDED. CALLED ZMA AND TALKED TO SUPVR. ESTABLISHED THAT AT HANDOFF, CENTER WAS STILL SHOWING US TO FLL. CALLED TRACON AND FOUND THAT A CTLR HAD MISREAD THE 'STRIP'. SUPVR SAID THAT ALL HE COULD DO WAS APOLOGIZE. APOLOGY ACCEPTED. SEVERAL FACTORS LED TO THIS PROBLEM. FIRST, WX AND TFC CAUSED UNUSUAL ROUTING OF FLL ARRIVALS. MIA DOLIN TWO AND FLL DOLIN TWO ARE EXACTLY THE SAME! TRACON USES THE SAME FREQS FOR BOTH ARPTS! ARPT RWY CONFIGNS ARE VERY SIMILAR. WX PRECLUDED VISUAL ORIENTATION UNTIL ACFT WAS AT 3000'. OVER THE EVERGLADES. IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN!

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.

Flight crew of aircraft with destination of fll was approaching on the dolin two arrival and was vectored by TRACON to mia airport versus fll. Flight crew detected the error and then they received vectors to fll.