Private low time pilot lands at wrong airport after entering air traffic area without radio contact.

Attributes
ACN	156308
Time
Date	199009
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : crq
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : crq tracon : ont
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 100
ASRS Report	156308
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Did not plan the x-country with the knowledge that a controled airport would be in such close proximity to my uncontrolled field. Secondly, I did not notice (looking in my airport guide) that both airports would have same # on each end of active runway, which would be seen when in the sky. (I landed at the wrong airport.) landed at palomar, not oceanside.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT LOW TIME PLT LANDS AT WRONG ARPT AFTER ENTERING ATA WITHOUT RADIO CONTACT.

Narrative: DID NOT PLAN THE X-COUNTRY WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT A CTLED ARPT WOULD BE IN SUCH CLOSE PROX TO MY UNCONTROLLED FIELD. SECONDLY, I DID NOT NOTICE (LOOKING IN MY ARPT GUIDE) THAT BOTH ARPTS WOULD HAVE SAME # ON EACH END OF ACTIVE RWY, WHICH WOULD BE SEEN WHEN IN THE SKY. (I LANDED AT THE WRONG ARPT.) LANDED AT PALOMAR, NOT OCEANSIDE.

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.