Commuter light transport wrong airport landing.

Attributes
ACN	187439
Time
Date	199108
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pqi airport : car
State Reference	ME
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 55 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 55
ASRS Report	187439
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 185 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 190
ASRS Report	187421
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Inbound to pqi with line ckp, who had not been to pqi very often. I informed him that I have never been in pqi and therefore I am not familiar with the area. WX was VFR clear and visibility more than 20 mi. As we approached pqi VOR I told ckp that I see 2 different airport beacons, and asked him to verify the right one. We could not find runways until ckp clicked microphone on unicom frequency 122.8. Lights came on and runway confign looked like the one we were looking for. We landed normally on runway 19 and ckp realized on the ground that we are at caribou, me, not in pqi. Later on we continued to pqi without further incident. Crew fatigue was not a factor, but the fact that I was unfamiliar to the area and caribou runway lights came on with pqi unicom frequency, made me convinced that we had right airport. Ckp also told me that he knows where we are. Another contributing factor was a desire to arrival on time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER LTT WRONG ARPT LNDG.

Narrative: INBOUND TO PQI WITH LINE CKP, WHO HAD NOT BEEN TO PQI VERY OFTEN. I INFORMED HIM THAT I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN PQI AND THEREFORE I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA. WX WAS VFR CLR AND VISIBILITY MORE THAN 20 MI. AS WE APCHED PQI VOR I TOLD CKP THAT I SEE 2 DIFFERENT ARPT BEACONS, AND ASKED HIM TO VERIFY THE RIGHT ONE. WE COULD NOT FIND RWYS UNTIL CKP CLICKED MIC ON UNICOM FREQ 122.8. LIGHTS CAME ON AND RWY CONFIGN LOOKED LIKE THE ONE WE WERE LOOKING FOR. WE LANDED NORMALLY ON RWY 19 AND CKP REALIZED ON THE GND THAT WE ARE AT CARIBOU, ME, NOT IN PQI. LATER ON WE CONTINUED TO PQI WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CREW FATIGUE WAS NOT A FACTOR, BUT THE FACT THAT I WAS UNFAMILIAR TO THE AREA AND CARIBOU RWY LIGHTS CAME ON WITH PQI UNICOM FREQ, MADE ME CONVINCED THAT WE HAD RIGHT ARPT. CKP ALSO TOLD ME THAT HE KNOWS WHERE WE ARE. ANOTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS A DESIRE TO ARR ON TIME.

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.