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Attributes | |
ACN | 1410903 |
Time | |
Date | 201612 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
State Reference | US |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | Premier 1 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
Flight Phase | Landing |
Route In Use | Visual Approach |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Function | Single Pilot |
Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 67 Flight Crew Total 8200 Flight Crew Type 4750 |
Events | |
Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Ground Incursion Runway |
Narrative:
I was filed for ZZZ. The passenger changed the destination at the last moment to ZZZ1 and I thought I was talking to the tower at ZZZ1. I contacted the tower and was told to enter a left downwind pattern and cleared to land. These two airports are set up almost the same and within a few miles of each other. I landed without incident but at the wrong airport! We always fly to this particular airport and I thought this was the frequency to use. The proximity of these two airports are almost identical. I should have double checked the frequency prior to landing after changing the destination.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RA390 pilot reported landing at the wrong airport after a last minute change in destination.
Narrative: I was filed for ZZZ. The passenger changed the destination at the last moment to ZZZ1 and I thought I was talking to the tower at ZZZ1. I contacted the Tower and was told to enter a left downwind pattern and cleared to land. These two airports are set up almost the same and within a few miles of each other. I landed without incident but at the wrong airport! We always fly to this particular airport and I thought this was the frequency to use. The proximity of these two airports are almost identical. I should have double checked the frequency prior to landing after changing the destination.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.