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Flight crew of military jet transport operated as an ambulance mistakes topeka (billard) airport for foe while on non precision approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 119068 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198908 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : top airport : foe |
| State Reference | KS |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : foe |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Military Transport |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : military pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 119068 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : military |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | 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:
Boy, did I screw up! I was flying and we were cleared for the runway 21 VOR approach at foe. The VOR is located northeast of town. On the approach you pass topeka billard municipal airport. Foe has 2 runways, 21/3 and 13/31. Billard has 3 runways, 2 of which make it resemble foe from a distance. Well, you can guess the rest. Inbound on the approach I see billard and think it's foe. Foe tower clears us to land on runway 21. I'm now maneuvering visually for billard runway 22. On final with our gear down we finally decide we're at the wrong airport, go missed approach over to foe and land. On the ground I called foe tower and billard tower. Both said not to worry, that it happens on a regular basis, so they automatically clear the airspace out while the foe VOR DME runway 21 is being used. Boy, do I feel dumb!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF MIL JET TRANSPORT OPERATED AS AN AMBULANCE MISTAKES TOPEKA (BILLARD) ARPT FOR FOE WHILE ON NON PRECISION APCH.
Narrative: BOY, DID I SCREW UP! I WAS FLYING AND WE WERE CLRED FOR THE RWY 21 VOR APCH AT FOE. THE VOR IS LOCATED NE OF TOWN. ON THE APCH YOU PASS TOPEKA BILLARD MUNI ARPT. FOE HAS 2 RWYS, 21/3 AND 13/31. BILLARD HAS 3 RWYS, 2 OF WHICH MAKE IT RESEMBLE FOE FROM A DISTANCE. WELL, YOU CAN GUESS THE REST. INBND ON THE APCH I SEE BILLARD AND THINK IT'S FOE. FOE TWR CLRS US TO LAND ON RWY 21. I'M NOW MANEUVERING VISUALLY FOR BILLARD RWY 22. ON FINAL WITH OUR GEAR DOWN WE FINALLY DECIDE WE'RE AT THE WRONG ARPT, GO MISSED APCH OVER TO FOE AND LAND. ON THE GND I CALLED FOE TWR AND BILLARD TWR. BOTH SAID NOT TO WORRY, THAT IT HAPPENS ON A REGULAR BASIS, SO THEY AUTOMATICALLY CLR THE AIRSPACE OUT WHILE THE FOE VOR DME RWY 21 IS BEING USED. BOY, DO I FEEL DUMB!
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.