Narrative:

While on an approach from the east to mob with circuit breaker's building southeast through north, a communication problem with a departing aircraft caused an interruption to our descent 'level at 9000' while passing 8.8, reclred to 8000 with a previous clearance to 6000. Eventually we were cleared to 4K, the outer marker for runway 14 was on the nose, both ILS's were tuned and idented, an airport with a southeast runway was in sight. We requested and received a clearance for a visual approach to runway 14 at mob regional. With 1 eye on the radar scope and 1 eye on the airport, as we lined up on an approximately 4 mi final, our electronic information did not agree with the visual picture. After doublechking our navaids, ADF on right wing, no ILS localizer/GS, incorrect runway markings and field layout, we asked the tower to confirm our position. 'You are lined up with the mob downtown airport, a right turn to 320 degree at 1800 ft will put you on a downwind for mob regional'. Following a normal landing I called the tower to discuss the circumstances leading to my error. Their reply, 'no problems were created and no need to worry'. Lessons learned: 1) don't allow distraction (WX, communication) to circumvent good habits, keep 1 navigation receiver on the field VOR until... 2) this was the third day of a early morning body clock get ups, WX had been a problem the last 2 days. Both pilots had discussed poor sleep the previous 2 nights, 'be extra cautions'.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF MLG ALIGNED WITH RWY AT WRONG ARPT AT MOBILE, AL.

Narrative: WHILE ON AN APCH FROM THE E TO MOB WITH CB'S BUILDING SE THROUGH N, A COM PROBLEM WITH A DEPARTING ACFT CAUSED AN INTERRUPTION TO OUR DSCNT 'LEVEL AT 9000' WHILE PASSING 8.8, RECLRED TO 8000 WITH A PREVIOUS CLRNC TO 6000. EVENTUALLY WE WERE CLRED TO 4K, THE OUTER MARKER FOR RWY 14 WAS ON THE NOSE, BOTH ILS'S WERE TUNED AND IDENTED, AN ARPT WITH A SE RWY WAS IN SIGHT. WE REQUESTED AND RECEIVED A CLRNC FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 14 AT MOB REGIONAL. WITH 1 EYE ON THE RADAR SCOPE AND 1 EYE ON THE ARPT, AS WE LINED UP ON AN APPROX 4 MI FINAL, OUR ELECTRONIC INFO DID NOT AGREE WITH THE VISUAL PICTURE. AFTER DOUBLECHKING OUR NAVAIDS, ADF ON R WING, NO ILS LOC/GS, INCORRECT RWY MARKINGS AND FIELD LAYOUT, WE ASKED THE TWR TO CONFIRM OUR POS. 'YOU ARE LINED UP WITH THE MOB DOWNTOWN ARPT, A R TURN TO 320 DEG AT 1800 FT WILL PUT YOU ON A DOWNWIND FOR MOB REGIONAL'. FOLLOWING A NORMAL LNDG I CALLED THE TWR TO DISCUSS THE CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO MY ERROR. THEIR REPLY, 'NO PROBLEMS WERE CREATED AND NO NEED TO WORRY'. LESSONS LEARNED: 1) DON'T ALLOW DISTR (WX, COM) TO CIRCUMVENT GOOD HABITS, KEEP 1 NAV RECEIVER ON THE FIELD VOR UNTIL... 2) THIS WAS THE THIRD DAY OF A EARLY MORNING BODY CLOCK GET UPS, WX HAD BEEN A PROBLEM THE LAST 2 DAYS. BOTH PLTS HAD DISCUSSED POOR SLEEP THE PREVIOUS 2 NIGHTS, 'BE EXTRA CAUTIONS'.

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.