An small transport, on approach to arlington, tx, landed at grand prairie.

Attributes
ACN	219197
Time
Date	199208
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : f67
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw tracon : har
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	219176
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	218938
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On a visual approach into arlington municipal (F54) the captain, not flying at the time, and I mistakenly idented grand prairie airport (F67) as F54 and landed our small transport at grand prairie. We were vectored for a visual approach into arlington by dallas approach. When we saw an airport at our 12 O'clock position that appeared to be arlington, we cancelled IFR with dallas and proceeded with the visual approach. We were about 4 mi ene of grand prairie at the time. The captain called arlington unicom, got an airport advisory, and reported our position throughout the approach. I landed the airplane and, upon taxiing up to the ramp, we realized that we were at the wrong airport by the markings on the ramp that said grand prairie. We then departed VFR and landed at arlington a few mins and 3 mi later. I feel the factors contributing to the event were the fact that : 1. Neither the captain or I bothered to verify our location in relationship to arlington with ATC or with the LORAN. 2. Neither the captain or I had been to arlington (F54) in the day time, making it difficult to identify it from the neighboring airports. 3. ATC did not tell us our position in relation to arlington before or after we cancelled IFR. Corrective actions: 1. Avoiding complacency in the cockpit (we fly all over the country everyday). 2. Better crew coordination: assign specific duties to the flying and non- flying pilot. 3. Have ATC give your position when you cancel IFR for a visual approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMT, ON APCH TO ARLINGTON, TX, LANDED AT GRAND PRAIRIE.

Narrative: ON A VISUAL APCH INTO ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL (F54) THE CAPT, NOT FLYING AT THE TIME, AND I MISTAKENLY IDENTED GRAND PRAIRIE ARPT (F67) AS F54 AND LANDED OUR SMT AT GRAND PRAIRIE. WE WERE VECTORED FOR A VISUAL APCH INTO ARLINGTON BY DALLAS APCH. WHEN WE SAW AN ARPT AT OUR 12 O'CLOCK POS THAT APPEARED TO BE ARLINGTON, WE CANCELLED IFR WITH DALLAS AND PROCEEDED WITH THE VISUAL APCH. WE WERE ABOUT 4 MI ENE OF GRAND PRAIRIE AT THE TIME. THE CAPT CALLED ARLINGTON UNICOM, GOT AN ARPT ADVISORY, AND RPTED OUR POS THROUGHOUT THE APCH. I LANDED THE AIRPLANE AND, UPON TAXIING UP TO THE RAMP, WE REALIZED THAT WE WERE AT THE WRONG ARPT BY THE MARKINGS ON THE RAMP THAT SAID GRAND PRAIRIE. WE THEN DEPARTED VFR AND LANDED AT ARLINGTON A FEW MINS AND 3 MI LATER. I FEEL THE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE EVENT WERE THE FACT THAT : 1. NEITHER THE CAPT OR I BOTHERED TO VERIFY OUR LOCATION IN RELATIONSHIP TO ARLINGTON WITH ATC OR WITH THE LORAN. 2. NEITHER THE CAPT OR I HAD BEEN TO ARLINGTON (F54) IN THE DAY TIME, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO IDENT IT FROM THE NEIGHBORING ARPTS. 3. ATC DID NOT TELL US OUR POS IN RELATION TO ARLINGTON BEFORE OR AFTER WE CANCELLED IFR. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: 1. AVOIDING COMPLACENCY IN THE COCKPIT (WE FLY ALL OVER THE COUNTRY EVERYDAY). 2. BETTER CREW COORD: ASSIGN SPECIFIC DUTIES TO THE FLYING AND NON- FLYING PLT. 3. HAVE ATC GIVE YOUR POS WHEN YOU CANCEL IFR FOR A VISUAL APCH.

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.