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Unauthorized landing after making wrong airport approach when pilot gets confused over same runway identification.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 180863 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199106 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : nog |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : nog |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 850 flight time type : 450 |
| ASRS Report | 180863 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | 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:
I am a civilian that landed at a military field. I was flying a from austin, tx to alice, tx. Approximately 30 mi out I noticed a discharge on my alternator. I recycled bat and alternator switch and alternator bus switch. It corrected for approximately 2 mins. It then tripped again. I continued to recycle with no correction, so I then began to shut off systems. I kept 1 communication and 1 navigation and transponder. I was RNAV-ing off of corpus christy, so I lost DME. I continued descent and saw an airport. The airport had 13-31, 17-35 the same as alice. It was orange grove NAS, 9 mi north. It was a rookie move. I should have maintained my navigation in the crisis. The navy personnel were wonderful and very understanding. They commented that this happens often, so there must be a problem. I think the similarities in runways direction and #south help the problem. I have no excuses. It was a rookie move.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: UNAUTH LNDG AFTER MAKING WRONG ARPT APCH WHEN PLT GETS CONFUSED OVER SAME RWY IDENTIFICATION.
Narrative: I AM A CIVILIAN THAT LANDED AT A MIL FIELD. I WAS FLYING A FROM AUSTIN, TX TO ALICE, TX. APPROX 30 MI OUT I NOTICED A DISCHARGE ON MY ALTERNATOR. I RECYCLED BAT AND ALTERNATOR SWITCH AND ALTERNATOR BUS SWITCH. IT CORRECTED FOR APPROX 2 MINS. IT THEN TRIPPED AGAIN. I CONTINUED TO RECYCLE WITH NO CORRECTION, SO I THEN BEGAN TO SHUT OFF SYSTEMS. I KEPT 1 COM AND 1 NAV AND XPONDER. I WAS RNAV-ING OFF OF CORPUS CHRISTY, SO I LOST DME. I CONTINUED DSNT AND SAW AN ARPT. THE ARPT HAD 13-31, 17-35 THE SAME AS ALICE. IT WAS ORANGE GROVE NAS, 9 MI N. IT WAS A ROOKIE MOVE. I SHOULD HAVE MAINTAINED MY NAV IN THE CRISIS. THE NAVY PERSONNEL WERE WONDERFUL AND VERY UNDERSTANDING. THEY COMMENTED THAT THIS HAPPENS OFTEN, SO THERE MUST BE A PROB. I THINK THE SIMILARITIES IN RWYS DIRECTION AND #S HELP THE PROB. I HAVE NO EXCUSES. IT WAS A ROOKIE MOVE.
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.