Small aircraft pilot lands at wrong airport.

Attributes
ACN	123257
Time
Date	198909
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : 3km
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ict tower : bec tower : 3km
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 52 flight time total : 4065 flight time type : 2202
ASRS Report	123257
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other other spatial deviation other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Nearing conclusion of VFR flight following nonstop flight cos-cea, ZKC handed us off to ict approach. Requested vectors to cea. Were asked if familiar, replied negative. Were handed off to mcconnell approach. Were asked if familiar, replied negative. Were informed that field closed and instructed to go back to ict approach for vectors to beech field. Ict approach recontacted, and asked for vectors to beech field, he replied that it was 2 mi at my 2 O'clock and to change frequency to 122.95 and transmit intentions. I replied that I had airport in sight on my left, changed frequency, noted traffic far to my left, extended my downwind to sequence in behind a twin which was by then turning right base to runway 18. I started my left base leg to follow him in, transmitting position and intentions, turned final, touching down as that aircraft left the active runway. Was waved in to park in front of FBO where I was parked, went inside to request fuel and 2 nights parking, then was given ride to hilton east hotel for meeting. While the airport arrangements were being made, became aware that had landed at jabara not beech, but had not felt any problem resulted, as ample distance had been allowed for other traffic, just that other traffic I was hearing was for nearby airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT LANDS AT WRONG ARPT.

Narrative: NEARING CONCLUSION OF VFR FLT FOLLOWING NONSTOP FLT COS-CEA, ZKC HANDED US OFF TO ICT APCH. REQUESTED VECTORS TO CEA. WERE ASKED IF FAMILIAR, REPLIED NEGATIVE. WERE HANDED OFF TO MCCONNELL APCH. WERE ASKED IF FAMILIAR, REPLIED NEGATIVE. WERE INFORMED THAT FIELD CLOSED AND INSTRUCTED TO GO BACK TO ICT APCH FOR VECTORS TO BEECH FIELD. ICT APCH RECONTACTED, AND ASKED FOR VECTORS TO BEECH FIELD, HE REPLIED THAT IT WAS 2 MI AT MY 2 O'CLOCK AND TO CHANGE FREQ TO 122.95 AND XMIT INTENTIONS. I REPLIED THAT I HAD ARPT IN SIGHT ON MY LEFT, CHANGED FREQ, NOTED TFC FAR TO MY LEFT, EXTENDED MY DOWNWIND TO SEQUENCE IN BEHIND A TWIN WHICH WAS BY THEN TURNING RIGHT BASE TO RWY 18. I STARTED MY LEFT BASE LEG TO FOLLOW HIM IN, XMITTING POSITION AND INTENTIONS, TURNED FINAL, TOUCHING DOWN AS THAT ACFT LEFT THE ACTIVE RWY. WAS WAVED IN TO PARK IN FRONT OF FBO WHERE I WAS PARKED, WENT INSIDE TO REQUEST FUEL AND 2 NIGHTS PARKING, THEN WAS GIVEN RIDE TO HILTON EAST HOTEL FOR MEETING. WHILE THE ARPT ARRANGEMENTS WERE BEING MADE, BECAME AWARE THAT HAD LANDED AT JABARA NOT BEECH, BUT HAD NOT FELT ANY PROBLEM RESULTED, AS AMPLE DISTANCE HAD BEEN ALLOWED FOR OTHER TFC, JUST THAT OTHER TFC I WAS HEARING WAS FOR NEARBY ARPT.

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.