Small aircraft pilot advises airport in sight, but wrong one. Landing military airport.

Attributes
ACN	153963
Time
Date	199008
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : nqx
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia tower : eyw tower : nqx
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 22 flight time total : 138 flight time type : 15
ASRS Report	153963
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Navigating via eyw VOR, inbound and approximately 200 degree right at approximately 18 mi, contacted eyw approach from flight following with ZMA. Received radar contact and was proceeding via radar vectors from approach when I was asked if familiar with eyw replied negative, first time in area. Approach vectored me to the airport area, asked if I had airport in sight and gave me tower frequency. The airport with visibility contact was NAS eyw and not advised by approach of a second airport in the direction in which he was vectoring me. Upon contacting tower I was cleared to land. Upon touching down I was concerned something wasn't right, at which time I contacted tower requested and was given ground frequency. Taxied and cleared active runways. Received light signals from tower to stop. I then received the proper frequency and received clearance and departed, and landed eyw. As PIC I realize I'm responsible for the navigation and safety of the aircraft; however, the decisions I made were based upon the guidance I received from ATC. I find it most unusual that the tower would give clearance to land and turned over to ground control, before they even had visibility contact.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT ADVISES ARPT IN SIGHT, BUT WRONG ONE. LNDG MIL ARPT.

Narrative: NAVIGATING VIA EYW VOR, INBOUND AND APPROX 200 DEG R AT APPROX 18 MI, CONTACTED EYW APCH FROM FLT FOLLOWING WITH ZMA. RECEIVED RADAR CONTACT AND WAS PROCEEDING VIA RADAR VECTORS FROM APCH WHEN I WAS ASKED IF FAMILIAR WITH EYW REPLIED NEGATIVE, FIRST TIME IN AREA. APCH VECTORED ME TO THE ARPT AREA, ASKED IF I HAD ARPT IN SIGHT AND GAVE ME TWR FREQ. THE ARPT WITH VIS CONTACT WAS NAS EYW AND NOT ADVISED BY APCH OF A SECOND ARPT IN THE DIRECTION IN WHICH HE WAS VECTORING ME. UPON CONTACTING TWR I WAS CLRED TO LAND. UPON TOUCHING DOWN I WAS CONCERNED SOMETHING WASN'T RIGHT, AT WHICH TIME I CONTACTED TWR REQUESTED AND WAS GIVEN GND FREQ. TAXIED AND CLRED ACTIVE RWYS. RECEIVED LIGHT SIGNALS FROM TWR TO STOP. I THEN RECEIVED THE PROPER FREQ AND RECEIVED CLRNC AND DEPARTED, AND LANDED EYW. AS PIC I REALIZE I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR THE NAV AND SAFETY OF THE ACFT; HOWEVER, THE DECISIONS I MADE WERE BASED UPON THE GUIDANCE I RECEIVED FROM ATC. I FIND IT MOST UNUSUAL THAT THE TWR WOULD GIVE CLRNC TO LAND AND TURNED OVER TO GND CTL, BEFORE THEY EVEN HAD VIS CONTACT.

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.