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While being vectored for a visual approach, flight crew of an medium large transport air carrier aircraft inadvertently started the approach to a nearby airport. Wrong airport approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 245667 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199307 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mmd airport : maf |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1500 agl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : maf |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 245667 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While being vectored for a visual approach to runway 16R at maf from the northeast, the airport was pointed out at '10 O'clock' by approach control. An airport was observed at that position and reported. Approach cleared the flight for a visual approach to runway 16R. We turned toward the airport. Unable to confirm the airport as maf by either navaids (VOR 16R was set up) nor by the airport/runway layout. We requested a 270 degree turn left to re- enter base farther north of the facility. This was approved by maf tower. After the turn, I then could see downtown midland's skyline and realized the airport was not maf. I ordered a go around which was occurring when tower advised us we were lined up toward midland airpark, approximately 4 mi east of maf. He also instructed us to go around and we were then vectored to final at maf. We landed normally at maf.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR A VISUAL APCH, FLC OF AN MLG ACR ACFT INADVERTENTLY STARTED THE APCH TO A NEARBY ARPT. WRONG ARPT APCH.
Narrative: WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 16R AT MAF FROM THE NE, THE ARPT WAS POINTED OUT AT '10 O'CLOCK' BY APCH CTL. AN ARPT WAS OBSERVED AT THAT POS AND RPTED. APCH CLRED THE FLT FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 16R. WE TURNED TOWARD THE ARPT. UNABLE TO CONFIRM THE ARPT AS MAF BY EITHER NAVAIDS (VOR 16R WAS SET UP) NOR BY THE ARPT/RWY LAYOUT. WE REQUESTED A 270 DEG TURN L TO RE- ENTER BASE FARTHER N OF THE FACILITY. THIS WAS APPROVED BY MAF TWR. AFTER THE TURN, I THEN COULD SEE DOWNTOWN MIDLAND'S SKYLINE AND REALIZED THE ARPT WAS NOT MAF. I ORDERED A GAR WHICH WAS OCCURRING WHEN TWR ADVISED US WE WERE LINED UP TOWARD MIDLAND AIRPARK, APPROX 4 MI E OF MAF. HE ALSO INSTRUCTED US TO GAR AND WE WERE THEN VECTORED TO FINAL AT MAF. WE LANDED NORMALLY AT MAF.
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.