An atx small aircraft landed at an nolf thinking that it was a public airport.

Attributes
ACN	248918
Time
Date	199308
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : nkl
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 1450 flight time type : 1300
ASRS Report	248918
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	observation : observer
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While planning a VFR trip to navarre beach, fl, I looked on the new orleans sectional and noticed 2 fields in the area to choose from. One a grass strip and the other which appeared to be an uncontrolled paved strip that was better suited for the safety of the flight. Upon researching the AFD, only the grass strip was listed. The paved strip is idented as nolf holley. There is no information on the sectional, AFD, or aim as to the abbreviation of nolf and what it stands for. I filed a VFR flight plan to nolf holley with no mention of it being a military facility. Most military facilities I know of are marked AFB, aaf, NAS, etc. Nolf is not defined in the sectional index nor on the chart, aim, or AFD. I have since been informed that I would be able to find it in a DOD publication which is not easily available to civilian pilots. I have been told that a few yrs ago that these nolf airports used to be idented with the word (navy) by them. Before reaching the airport, I noticed on the chart no CTAF. I asked pensacola approach what the CTAF is and they came back with try 122.8. As radar services were terminated, I transmitted my intentions and landed. After landing, I noticed some people standing on the side of the runway flying radio controled airplanes. They asked me what my problem was and informed me I had just landed on a navy base. A petty officer came out and took my name and number. In conclusion, I do know that I cannot land at a military facility without prior permission. The fact is, I did not know that this was a military facility.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ATX SMA LANDED AT AN NOLF THINKING THAT IT WAS A PUBLIC ARPT.

Narrative: WHILE PLANNING A VFR TRIP TO NAVARRE BEACH, FL, I LOOKED ON THE NEW ORLEANS SECTIONAL AND NOTICED 2 FIELDS IN THE AREA TO CHOOSE FROM. ONE A GRASS STRIP AND THE OTHER WHICH APPEARED TO BE AN UNCTLED PAVED STRIP THAT WAS BETTER SUITED FOR THE SAFETY OF THE FLT. UPON RESEARCHING THE AFD, ONLY THE GRASS STRIP WAS LISTED. THE PAVED STRIP IS IDENTED AS NOLF HOLLEY. THERE IS NO INFO ON THE SECTIONAL, AFD, OR AIM AS TO THE ABBREVIATION OF NOLF AND WHAT IT STANDS FOR. I FILED A VFR FLT PLAN TO NOLF HOLLEY WITH NO MENTION OF IT BEING A MIL FACILITY. MOST MIL FACILITIES I KNOW OF ARE MARKED AFB, AAF, NAS, ETC. NOLF IS NOT DEFINED IN THE SECTIONAL INDEX NOR ON THE CHART, AIM, OR AFD. I HAVE SINCE BEEN INFORMED THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO FIND IT IN A DOD PUB WHICH IS NOT EASILY AVAILABLE TO CIVILIAN PLTS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT A FEW YRS AGO THAT THESE NOLF ARPTS USED TO BE IDENTED WITH THE WORD (NAVY) BY THEM. BEFORE REACHING THE ARPT, I NOTICED ON THE CHART NO CTAF. I ASKED PENSACOLA APCH WHAT THE CTAF IS AND THEY CAME BACK WITH TRY 122.8. AS RADAR SVCS WERE TERMINATED, I XMITTED MY INTENTIONS AND LANDED. AFTER LNDG, I NOTICED SOME PEOPLE STANDING ON THE SIDE OF THE RWY FLYING RADIO CTLED AIRPLANES. THEY ASKED ME WHAT MY PROB WAS AND INFORMED ME I HAD JUST LANDED ON A NAVY BASE. A PETTY OFFICER CAME OUT AND TOOK MY NAME AND NUMBER. IN CONCLUSION, I DO KNOW THAT I CANNOT LAND AT A MIL FACILITY WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION. THE FACT IS, I DID NOT KNOW THAT THIS WAS A MIL FACILITY.

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.