Cleared for a visual approach to tpf airport; the pilot of a TBM700 mistakenly landed at mcf; a mili...

Narrative:

Myself and three other passengers conducted a flight to tpf on an IFR flight plan. I was PIC and the right seat was occupied by another private pilot (not current) but has over 10;000 flight hours in multi engine aircraft who acted as a safety pilot.tampa approach cleared us for a visual landing at tpf and cautioned of multiple VFR targets in the area so we switched to TCAS from the GPS screen feeling confident that the field was in sight for the visual approach. As we searched the sky for traffic I apparently locked on to the runway at macdill instead of tpf and completed a perfect landing to the wrong field. As I looked up from the runway I realized that this was the wrong airport and saw a light gun in the tower as I turned onto D taxiway. I found the ground frequency in my data base and called them for instructions. They said shut down and wait for security to arrive. We completed all the paperwork with a very professional military and were released on a VFR flight to tpf. I have no real suggestions of how the system could have worked better. It was all my fault in becoming so fixated on the traffic screen that I visually landed at a very close airport with the same orientation on the ground as I expected to see. In the future I would leave an instrument approach up during the visual for a cross check. I have been flying since 1977 and this is the first incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Cleared for a Visual Approach to TPF airport; the pilot of a TBM700 mistakenly landed at MCF; a military airport that has a nearly identically oriented runway.

Narrative: Myself and three other passengers conducted a flight to TPF on an IFR flight plan. I was PIC and the right seat was occupied by another private pilot (not current) but has over 10;000 flight hours in multi engine aircraft who acted as a safety pilot.Tampa approach cleared us for a visual landing at TPF and cautioned of multiple VFR targets in the area so we switched to TCAS from the GPS screen feeling confident that the field was in sight for the visual approach. As we searched the sky for traffic I apparently locked on to the runway at MacDill instead of TPF and completed a perfect landing to the wrong field. As I looked up from the runway I realized that this was the wrong airport and saw a light gun in the tower as I turned onto D taxiway. I found the ground frequency in my data base and called them for instructions. They said shut down and wait for security to arrive. We completed all the paperwork with a very professional military and were released on a VFR flight to TPF. I have no real suggestions of how the system could have worked better. It was all my fault in becoming so fixated on the traffic screen that I visually landed at a very close airport with the same orientation on the ground as I expected to see. In the future I would leave an instrument approach up during the visual for a cross check. I have been flying since 1977 and this is the first incident.

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Attributes
ACN	1205453
Time
Date	201409
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	MCF.Airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	TBM 700/TBM 850
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 16 Flight Crew Total 3756 Flight Crew Type 46
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Runway

Cleared for a visual approach to tpf airport; the pilot of a TBM700 mistakenly landed at mcf; a military airport that has a nearly identically oriented runway.