Large transport lands wrong airport.

Attributes
ACN	259037
Time
Date	199312
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdsd
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mdsd tracon : sna
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	259037
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	259044
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Late descent clearance due to communication problems. ILS was not notamed inoperative but was not working and we were given clearance to intercept. Descending from 4000 ft to 3000 ft, picked up runway in sight. Asked for visual. Cleared for visual and cleared to land on approach frequency. Realized we landed at wrong airport too late. Broken clouds, bad communications, inoperative ILS all contributed. Supplemental information from acn 259044: late clearance by approach resulted in high/fast approach. Asked for clearance to descend to get below clouds to get a visual approach. Broke out underneath steep and fast, saw runway and landed. On rollout, captain and first officer remarked incorrect field (my first trip to sdq).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT LANDS WRONG ARPT.

Narrative: LATE DSCNT CLRNC DUE TO COM PROBS. ILS WAS NOT NOTAMED INOP BUT WAS NOT WORKING AND WE WERE GIVEN CLRNC TO INTERCEPT. DSNDING FROM 4000 FT TO 3000 FT, PICKED UP RWY IN SIGHT. ASKED FOR VISUAL. CLRED FOR VISUAL AND CLRED TO LAND ON APCH FREQ. REALIZED WE LANDED AT WRONG ARPT TOO LATE. BROKEN CLOUDS, BAD COMS, INOP ILS ALL CONTRIBUTED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM ACN 259044: LATE CLRNC BY APCH RESULTED IN HIGH/FAST APCH. ASKED FOR CLRNC TO DSND TO GET BELOW CLOUDS TO GET A VISUAL APCH. BROKE OUT UNDERNEATH STEEP AND FAST, SAW RWY AND LANDED. ON ROLLOUT, CAPT AND FO REMARKED INCORRECT FIELD (MY FIRST TRIP TO SDQ).

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.