Atx files IFR to wright-patterson AFB. Approach handoff to tower, vectored to landing at day.

Attributes
ACN	168909
Time
Date	199101
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : day
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : day
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	168909
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation Operational Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

I filed an IFR flight plan from stl to wright-patterson AFB ffo. During the descent we were handed over to day approach, where they vectored us on a right base for 24R at day. We were handed over to the center tower where they cleared us to land on 24L. Once we landed we discovered we landed at the wrong airport. Reason crew believed it was correct airport. I looked at the global navigation equipment and it showed that the airport was at our 1 O'clock and 20 NM. Looking outside I saw a large airport with the same runway layout as wright-patterson. I did not cancel or advise approach that I saw the airport. Center, approach and tower all believed I was landing at day. During the vectors for the right base I told the copilot to set in the ILS frequency for 23R to confirm the runway. When we were handed to day tower the copilot called the tower as wright-patterson. Day tower did not correct the mistake and cleared us to land on 24L. We did not have to change ILS frequency for the right side to confirm the runway. Approach put us in front of traffic that was 2 mi away and traffic following us was right behind us, eventually putting us on a high short right base keeping us busy until landing. Airports look similar in runway layout and length. Airports are 10 NM from each other.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX FILES IFR TO WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB. APCH HANDOFF TO TWR, VECTORED TO LNDG AT DAY.

Narrative: I FILED AN IFR FLT PLAN FROM STL TO WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB FFO. DURING THE DSNT WE WERE HANDED OVER TO DAY APCH, WHERE THEY VECTORED US ON A RIGHT BASE FOR 24R AT DAY. WE WERE HANDED OVER TO THE CTR TWR WHERE THEY CLRED US TO LAND ON 24L. ONCE WE LANDED WE DISCOVERED WE LANDED AT THE WRONG ARPT. REASON CREW BELIEVED IT WAS CORRECT ARPT. I LOOKED AT THE GLOBAL NAV EQUIP AND IT SHOWED THAT THE ARPT WAS AT OUR 1 O'CLOCK AND 20 NM. LOOKING OUTSIDE I SAW A LARGE ARPT WITH THE SAME RWY LAYOUT AS WRIGHT-PATTERSON. I DID NOT CANCEL OR ADVISE APCH THAT I SAW THE ARPT. CENTER, APCH AND TWR ALL BELIEVED I WAS LNDG AT DAY. DURING THE VECTORS FOR THE RIGHT BASE I TOLD THE COPLT TO SET IN THE ILS FREQ FOR 23R TO CONFIRM THE RWY. WHEN WE WERE HANDED TO DAY TWR THE COPLT CALLED THE TWR AS WRIGHT-PATTERSON. DAY TWR DID NOT CORRECT THE MISTAKE AND CLRED US TO LAND ON 24L. WE DID NOT HAVE TO CHANGE ILS FREQ FOR THE RIGHT SIDE TO CONFIRM THE RWY. APCH PUT US IN FRONT OF TFC THAT WAS 2 MI AWAY AND TFC FOLLOWING US WAS RIGHT BEHIND US, EVENTUALLY PUTTING US ON A HIGH SHORT RIGHT BASE KEEPING US BUSY UNTIL LNDG. ARPTS LOOK SIMILAR IN RWY LAYOUT AND LENGTH. ARPTS ARE 10 NM FROM EACH OTHER.

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.