Small aircraft, no flight plan, penetrates control zone below minimums.

Attributes
ACN	127353
Time
Date	198910
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bkl
State Reference	OH
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cle tower : bkl
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	127353
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While en route from bwi to lake front in cleveland we were getting flight following through the flight balance-wash center, cle, etc. Cle asked us where our destination was. We then told them 'lake front.' (lake front and cle area approximately 5 mi apart.) cle said 'expect radar vector to the final.' they then asked if we had an medium large transport or large transport insight at 1 O'clock and 10 mi. I then replied 'contact.' cle said 'keep your speed up and follow him in, you have an large transport following you.' I said 'roger,' at which time I saw lake front under us, and realized that we were being vectored to the other airport. I then called cle and said that we were going to the other airport and apologized. He said 'no problem, right turn 360 degrees, squawk 1200, frequency change approved to lake front tower, and have a good day.' I then called lake front tower and said '5 northeast inbound.' they said 'contact cle approach on (xxxxx).' I said 'roger.' cle gave me a squawk and said contact lake front tower. When I landed, ground said 'give a call.' I did--they wanted my name and certificate #. After giving them what they wanted I called cle TRACON and they said they would call tower.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA, NO FLT PLAN, PENETRATES CTL ZONE BELOW MINIMUMS.

Narrative: WHILE ENRTE FROM BWI TO LAKE FRONT IN CLEVELAND WE WERE GETTING FLT FOLLOWING THROUGH THE FLT BAL-WASH CENTER, CLE, ETC. CLE ASKED US WHERE OUR DEST WAS. WE THEN TOLD THEM 'LAKE FRONT.' (LAKE FRONT AND CLE AREA APPROX 5 MI APART.) CLE SAID 'EXPECT RADAR VECTOR TO THE FINAL.' THEY THEN ASKED IF WE HAD AN MLG OR LGT INSIGHT AT 1 O'CLOCK AND 10 MI. I THEN REPLIED 'CONTACT.' CLE SAID 'KEEP YOUR SPD UP AND FOLLOW HIM IN, YOU HAVE AN LGT FOLLOWING YOU.' I SAID 'ROGER,' AT WHICH TIME I SAW LAKE FRONT UNDER US, AND REALIZED THAT WE WERE BEING VECTORED TO THE OTHER ARPT. I THEN CALLED CLE AND SAID THAT WE WERE GOING TO THE OTHER ARPT AND APOLOGIZED. HE SAID 'NO PROB, RIGHT TURN 360 DEGS, SQUAWK 1200, FREQ CHANGE APPROVED TO LAKE FRONT TWR, AND HAVE A GOOD DAY.' I THEN CALLED LAKE FRONT TWR AND SAID '5 NE INBND.' THEY SAID 'CONTACT CLE APCH ON (XXXXX).' I SAID 'ROGER.' CLE GAVE ME A SQUAWK AND SAID CONTACT LAKE FRONT TWR. WHEN I LANDED, GND SAID 'GIVE A CALL.' I DID--THEY WANTED MY NAME AND CERTIFICATE #. AFTER GIVING THEM WHAT THEY WANTED I CALLED CLE TRACON AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD CALL TWR.

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.