Commuter light transport wrong airport approach.

Attributes
ACN	125122
Time
Date	198910
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1500 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia tower : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Route In Use	approach : visual enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2000
ASRS Report	125122
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While on a flight from pbi to mia in VFR we were cleared for a visual approached to 9L at mia. The captain said airport in sight. We turned toward airport and asked approach control to verify airport at 11 O'clock. Controller said ok we had ILS 9L on radios with a right of course indication. When rolling out we knew it was not mia but opa locka. Just north of mia the controller had said 4 mi to mia. It was more like 10-15 mi. We then got radar vectors to mia for ILS 9L. A duty day that started at XG00 till XT00 hours with 8 legs. Controller was not giving good vectors due to VFR WX clearing for a visual way too far out. He had to know we were not close enough to mia to send us to tower frequency. No compass locator on ILS 9L mia.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER LTT WRONG ARPT APCH.

Narrative: WHILE ON A FLT FROM PBI TO MIA IN VFR WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCHED TO 9L AT MIA. THE CAPT SAID ARPT IN SIGHT. WE TURNED TOWARD ARPT AND ASKED APCH CTL TO VERIFY ARPT AT 11 O'CLOCK. CTLR SAID OK WE HAD ILS 9L ON RADIOS WITH A RIGHT OF COURSE INDICATION. WHEN ROLLING OUT WE KNEW IT WAS NOT MIA BUT OPA LOCKA. JUST N OF MIA THE CTLR HAD SAID 4 MI TO MIA. IT WAS MORE LIKE 10-15 MI. WE THEN GOT RADAR VECTORS TO MIA FOR ILS 9L. A DUTY DAY THAT STARTED AT XG00 TILL XT00 HRS WITH 8 LEGS. CTLR WAS NOT GIVING GOOD VECTORS DUE TO VFR WX CLEARING FOR A VISUAL WAY TOO FAR OUT. HE HAD TO KNOW WE WERE NOT CLOSE ENOUGH TO MIA TO SEND US TO TWR FREQ. NO COMPASS LOCATOR ON ILS 9L MIA.

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.