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Captain of an small transport cpr jet aircraft mistook the wrong airport for the intended one resulting in approach down to 500 ft on final before recognizing his mistake.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 253776 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199310 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : act airport : f60 |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : act |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 550 |
| ASRS Report | 253776 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 380 flight time type : 75 |
| ASRS Report | 253777 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was acting as copilot flying from the right seat. We were on an IFR flight plan from mckinney, tx, to mcgreggor, tx. Waco approach asked us to report when we had mcgreggor airport in sight. I saw an airport which I thought was mcgreggor. I notified approach and cancelled our IFR flight plan. We set ourselves up on a visual approach for what I thought was mcgreggor runway 17. At 500 ft I realized we were on approach for runway 19 at waco regional. We initiated a go around and immediately contacted waco approach and idented ourselves. He notified us of departing traffic which we had in sight previous to our approach. Waco approach notified us of mcgreggor's position to us. I saw the mcgreggor and confirmed we had it in sight. We proceeded and landed at mcgreggor airport. In order for this situation not to arise again, I would suggest the following: become aware of any nearby airports close to my destination and make note of similar runways and layouts. Stay with approach a little longer until both I and my copilot have a positive identify on our destination. Become more familiar with the layout of our destination airport. Especially in unfamiliar areas. Even though I have an airport in sight, xchk its position to the information that my LORAN and navaids are feeding me.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF AN SMT CPR JET ACFT MISTOOK THE WRONG ARPT FOR THE INTENDED ONE RESULTING IN APCH DOWN TO 500 FT ON FINAL BEFORE RECOGNIZING HIS MISTAKE.
Narrative: I WAS ACTING AS COPLT FLYING FROM THE R SEAT. WE WERE ON AN IFR FLT PLAN FROM MCKINNEY, TX, TO MCGREGGOR, TX. WACO APCH ASKED US TO RPT WHEN WE HAD MCGREGGOR ARPT IN SIGHT. I SAW AN ARPT WHICH I THOUGHT WAS MCGREGGOR. I NOTIFIED APCH AND CANCELLED OUR IFR FLT PLAN. WE SET OURSELVES UP ON A VISUAL APCH FOR WHAT I THOUGHT WAS MCGREGGOR RWY 17. AT 500 FT I REALIZED WE WERE ON APCH FOR RWY 19 AT WACO REGIONAL. WE INITIATED A GAR AND IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED WACO APCH AND IDENTED OURSELVES. HE NOTIFIED US OF DEPARTING TFC WHICH WE HAD IN SIGHT PREVIOUS TO OUR APCH. WACO APCH NOTIFIED US OF MCGREGGOR'S POS TO US. I SAW THE MCGREGGOR AND CONFIRMED WE HAD IT IN SIGHT. WE PROCEEDED AND LANDED AT MCGREGGOR ARPT. IN ORDER FOR THIS SIT NOT TO ARISE AGAIN, I WOULD SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING: BECOME AWARE OF ANY NEARBY ARPTS CLOSE TO MY DEST AND MAKE NOTE OF SIMILAR RWYS AND LAYOUTS. STAY WITH APCH A LITTLE LONGER UNTIL BOTH I AND MY COPLT HAVE A POSITIVE IDENT ON OUR DEST. BECOME MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE LAYOUT OF OUR DEST ARPT. ESPECIALLY IN UNFAMILIAR AREAS. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE AN ARPT IN SIGHT, XCHK ITS POS TO THE INFO THAT MY LORAN AND NAVAIDS ARE FEEDING ME.
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.