Wrong airport approach for air carrier medium large transport.

Attributes
ACN	156649
Time
Date	199009
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : atw
State Reference	WI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2100 msl bound upper : 2100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : grb tower : atw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 223 flight time total : 10000
ASRS Report	156649
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 147 flight time total : 15727 flight time type : 9710
ASRS Report	156847
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

En route to green bay from madison, wi. We had just departed madison and were cleared to 17000'. There were a few broken clouds in the area, and in that we were from this area and knew the area, and it was such a short flight, we asked for 11000'. After a few short mins we cleared the clouds; reported to approach we had the airport in sight. He cleared us to 2500' and cleared to land. We both commented on how high we were and how quickly we had gotten there, we both had the green bay VOR on with the DME working properly. I called for slats and flaps accordingly. We were still high so we requested runway 24. I called for gear down and landing check. While turning final for the runway at 2100' we both commented 'this isn't right.' at which time green bay approach called saying 'pull up, you're looking at appleton', at which time we initiated a missed approach continued to green bay. Supplemental information from acn 156847. I have gone over that night many times and cannot give you a good reason why it happened. We both are very familiar with the grb area and should know better. Maybe coupled with confidence of knowing the area and flying a new route from msn-grb from a different angle had the most to do with it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WRONG ARPT APCH FOR ACR MLG.

Narrative: ENRTE TO GREEN BAY FROM MADISON, WI. WE HAD JUST DEPARTED MADISON AND WERE CLRED TO 17000'. THERE WERE A FEW BROKEN CLOUDS IN THE AREA, AND IN THAT WE WERE FROM THIS AREA AND KNEW THE AREA, AND IT WAS SUCH A SHORT FLT, WE ASKED FOR 11000'. AFTER A FEW SHORT MINS WE CLRED THE CLOUDS; RPTED TO APCH WE HAD THE ARPT IN SIGHT. HE CLRED US TO 2500' AND CLRED TO LAND. WE BOTH COMMENTED ON HOW HIGH WE WERE AND HOW QUICKLY WE HAD GOTTEN THERE, WE BOTH HAD THE GREEN BAY VOR ON WITH THE DME WORKING PROPERLY. I CALLED FOR SLATS AND FLAPS ACCORDINGLY. WE WERE STILL HIGH SO WE REQUESTED RWY 24. I CALLED FOR GEAR DOWN AND LNDG CHK. WHILE TURNING FINAL FOR THE RWY AT 2100' WE BOTH COMMENTED 'THIS ISN'T RIGHT.' AT WHICH TIME GREEN BAY APCH CALLED SAYING 'PULL UP, YOU'RE LOOKING AT APPLETON', AT WHICH TIME WE INITIATED A MISSED APCH CONTINUED TO GREEN BAY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 156847. I HAVE GONE OVER THAT NIGHT MANY TIMES AND CANNOT GIVE YOU A GOOD REASON WHY IT HAPPENED. WE BOTH ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE GRB AREA AND SHOULD KNOW BETTER. MAYBE COUPLED WITH CONFIDENCE OF KNOWING THE AREA AND FLYING A NEW RTE FROM MSN-GRB FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE HAD THE MOST TO DO WITH IT.

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.