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Pilot of small aircraft accepted flight plan to greenwood when he wanted to fly and land at metropolitan, in. Approach controller gave vector and clearance to greenwood. 2 missed approachs. Pilot using VOR for metropolitan, finally conveyed to controller pilot wanted to land metropolitan.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 186262 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199108 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ump |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ind |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : missed approach |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 17 flight time total : 1335 |
| ASRS Report | 186262 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On the morning of the incident an instrument flight plan was filed requesting a flight originating in evansville and ending at 4i8. Before departure a clearance was requested and received. However, the flight was cleared 'as filed' to 5i1. I accepted the clearance erroneously believing that 4i8 was geographically located in greenwood, in. Flight proceeded uneventful until nearing the shelbyville VOR. ATC advised me to expect an NDB approach to 5i1. However, navigation aids were set for NDB approach to 4i8. ATC assigned a heading and extended approach clearance. However, flying on the assigned heading did not permit me to reach the 4i8 ncb. The approach was missed and this was followed by 2 additional missed apches. In discussion with ATC ctrl and pilot discovered that the airport of intended destination was 4i8 rather than 5i1. Consequently, I was vectored to the initial approach fix for the VOR runway 32 approach to metropolitan. Final approach clearance was received. However, the aircraft descended below the published altitude of 2400 ft before reaching the appie intersection. ATC alerted me and I returned to the published elevation and completed the approach without difficulty. The IFR flight plan was cancelled shortly before landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA ACCEPTED FLT PLAN TO GREENWOOD WHEN HE WANTED TO FLY AND LAND AT METRO, IN. APCH CTLR GAVE VECTOR AND CLRNC TO GREENWOOD. 2 MISSED APCHS. PLT USING VOR FOR METRO, FINALLY CONVEYED TO CTLR PLT WANTED TO LAND METRO.
Narrative: ON THE MORNING OF THE INCIDENT AN INST FLT PLAN WAS FILED REQUESTING A FLT ORIGINATING IN EVANSVILLE AND ENDING AT 4I8. BEFORE DEP A CLRNC WAS REQUESTED AND RECEIVED. HOWEVER, THE FLT WAS CLRED 'AS FILED' TO 5I1. I ACCEPTED THE CLRNC ERRONEOUSLY BELIEVING THAT 4I8 WAS GEOGRAPHICALLY LOCATED IN GREENWOOD, IN. FLT PROCEEDED UNEVENTFUL UNTIL NEARING THE SHELBYVILLE VOR. ATC ADVISED ME TO EXPECT AN NDB APCH TO 5I1. HOWEVER, NAV AIDS WERE SET FOR NDB APCH TO 4I8. ATC ASSIGNED A HDG AND EXTENDED APCH CLRNC. HOWEVER, FLYING ON THE ASSIGNED HDG DID NOT PERMIT ME TO REACH THE 4I8 NCB. THE APCH WAS MISSED AND THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY 2 ADDITIONAL MISSED APCHES. IN DISCUSSION WITH ATC CTRL AND PLT DISCOVERED THAT THE ARPT OF INTENDED DEST WAS 4I8 RATHER THAN 5I1. CONSEQUENTLY, I WAS VECTORED TO THE INITIAL APCH FIX FOR THE VOR RWY 32 APCH TO METRO. FINAL APCH CLRNC WAS RECEIVED. HOWEVER, THE ACFT DSNDED BELOW THE PUBLISHED ALT OF 2400 FT BEFORE REACHING THE APPIE INTXN. ATC ALERTED ME AND I RETURNED TO THE PUBLISHED ELEVATION AND COMPLETED THE APCH WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. THE IFR FLT PLAN WAS CANCELLED SHORTLY BEFORE LNDG.
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.