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Small aircraft approach to wrong airport. Turns away, vectored to correct airport. Has near midair collision with light transport approaching same airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 153597 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199007 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : tul |
| State Reference | OK |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc tower : 2ok6 |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 680 |
| ASRS Report | 153597 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Approach cleared me for downwind for 18L and switched me to tower at another airport (jones). They told me the airport was at my 10-11 O'clock position and tul. I was going into jones initially. I told them I could see an large transport on final and tower there told me I was at the wrong airport. I proceeded north out of the pattern and returned to center to get vectors to jones since it was not in right and to stay in surveillance in the area. As I proceeded north tul center suggested making an immediate right turn to avoid an light transport at my 12 O'clock position. I looked and saw the jet at my altitude which was turning to his left and immediately added full power and pulled steeply into a left turn to avoid the traffic. I'm glad I didn't turn right. The jet proceeded under me and as I finally got into jones airport, tower suggested I call them for instructions. Both aircraft proceeded to land safely.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA APCH TO WRONG ARPT. TURNS AWAY, VECTORED TO CORRECT ARPT. HAS NMAC WITH LTT APCHING SAME ARPT.
Narrative: APCH CLRED ME FOR DOWNWIND FOR 18L AND SWITCHED ME TO TWR AT ANOTHER ARPT (JONES). THEY TOLD ME THE ARPT WAS AT MY 10-11 O'CLOCK POS AND TUL. I WAS GOING INTO JONES INITIALLY. I TOLD THEM I COULD SEE AN LGT ON FINAL AND TWR THERE TOLD ME I WAS AT THE WRONG ARPT. I PROCEEDED N OUT OF THE PATTERN AND RETURNED TO CENTER TO GET VECTORS TO JONES SINCE IT WAS NOT IN RIGHT AND TO STAY IN SURVEILLANCE IN THE AREA. AS I PROCEEDED N TUL CENTER SUGGESTED MAKING AN IMMEDIATE RIGHT TURN TO AVOID AN LTT AT MY 12 O'CLOCK POS. I LOOKED AND SAW THE JET AT MY ALT WHICH WAS TURNING TO HIS LEFT AND IMMEDIATELY ADDED FULL PWR AND PULLED STEEPLY INTO A LEFT TURN TO AVOID THE TFC. I'M GLAD I DIDN'T TURN RIGHT. THE JET PROCEEDED UNDER ME AND AS I FINALLY GOT INTO JONES ARPT, TWR SUGGESTED I CALL THEM FOR INSTRUCTIONS. BOTH ACFT PROCEEDED TO LAND SAFELY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.