Small aircraft lands at wrong airport with no tower contact.

Attributes
ACN	161183
Time
Date	199010
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ykz
State Reference	ON
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ykz artcc : zla
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 19 flight time total : 798 flight time type : 402
ASRS Report	161183
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Landed at wrong airport as it turned it was a controled field called buttonville. I thought it was an uncontrolled field called maple. The uncontrolled field no longer is there on new charts. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter grievously admits error of flying with outdated charts. This was his first venture outside the us and he was really trying to do everything by the book. However, tower controller stated the airport has been gone for more than 2 yrs and current chart is the first to not show it. After landing reporter noticed very low tower. Asked line man if controled field and requested frequency. Contact tower and stated he thought he had 'just committed a grievous sin.' controller asked him to bring chart to tower, then 'firmly' suggested he invest in a current chart. Took all aircraft and personal information.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA LANDS AT WRONG ARPT WITH NO TWR CONTACT.

Narrative: LANDED AT WRONG ARPT AS IT TURNED IT WAS A CTLED FIELD CALLED BUTTONVILLE. I THOUGHT IT WAS AN UNCONTROLLED FIELD CALLED MAPLE. THE UNCONTROLLED FIELD NO LONGER IS THERE ON NEW CHARTS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR GRIEVOUSLY ADMITS ERROR OF FLYING WITH OUTDATED CHARTS. THIS WAS HIS FIRST VENTURE OUTSIDE THE U.S. AND HE WAS REALLY TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING BY THE BOOK. HOWEVER, TWR CTLR STATED THE ARPT HAS BEEN GONE FOR MORE THAN 2 YRS AND CURRENT CHART IS THE FIRST TO NOT SHOW IT. AFTER LNDG RPTR NOTICED VERY LOW TWR. ASKED LINE MAN IF CTLED FIELD AND REQUESTED FREQ. CONTACT TWR AND STATED HE THOUGHT HE HAD 'JUST COMMITTED A GRIEVOUS SIN.' CTLR ASKED HIM TO BRING CHART TO TWR, THEN 'FIRMLY' SUGGESTED HE INVEST IN A CURRENT CHART. TOOK ALL ACFT AND PERSONAL INFO.

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.