Unauthorized landing after wrong airport approach.

Attributes
ACN	274066
Time
Date	199406
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : orl airport : sfb
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sfb tower : orl
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 26 flight time total : 26 flight time type : 26
ASRS Report	274066
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was on my first solo cross country as a student pilot. My route of flight was from daytona to melbourne, to sanford back to daytona. The flight went well from daytona to melbourne. When I departed out of melbourne I was a 1500 ft using the VOR. I noticed I was getting off course so I turned northeast to correct back. I then picked up my next check point and decided to contact sanford. I put my sectional away and called sanford tower. Tower instructed me to enter downwind runway 9L. I saw an airport off to my left. I thought I was further than I actually was, so I believed that the airport I saw was sanford. I proceeded to enter his traffic pattern. I then told the tower I was turning base for what I thought was runway 9. The tower informed me that they did not have me in sight. I then noticed that it was the wrong runway and I informed sanford tower that I did not have runway 9 in sight. I told them that I saw runway 7. I asked 3 times if I should go around they did not answer me, so I landed. I pulled off the runway and followed a ground vehicle. They told me that I had landed at orlando executive. The problem occurred from my failure to continue to use my sectional and flight log. I am currently doing extra cross country training with my instructor. We are working on improving my airport identify and use of flight logs and sectional charts.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH LNDG AFTER WRONG ARPT APCH.

Narrative: I WAS ON MY FIRST SOLO XCOUNTRY AS A STUDENT PLT. MY RTE OF FLT WAS FROM DAYTONA TO MELBOURNE, TO SANFORD BACK TO DAYTONA. THE FLT WENT WELL FROM DAYTONA TO MELBOURNE. WHEN I DEPARTED OUT OF MELBOURNE I WAS A 1500 FT USING THE VOR. I NOTICED I WAS GETTING OFF COURSE SO I TURNED NE TO CORRECT BACK. I THEN PICKED UP MY NEXT CHK POINT AND DECIDED TO CONTACT SANFORD. I PUT MY SECTIONAL AWAY AND CALLED SANFORD TWR. TWR INSTRUCTED ME TO ENTER DOWNWIND RWY 9L. I SAW AN ARPT OFF TO MY L. I THOUGHT I WAS FURTHER THAN I ACTUALLY WAS, SO I BELIEVED THAT THE ARPT I SAW WAS SANFORD. I PROCEEDED TO ENTER HIS TFC PATTERN. I THEN TOLD THE TWR I WAS TURNING BASE FOR WHAT I THOUGHT WAS RWY 9. THE TWR INFORMED ME THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ME IN SIGHT. I THEN NOTICED THAT IT WAS THE WRONG RWY AND I INFORMED SANFORD TWR THAT I DID NOT HAVE RWY 9 IN SIGHT. I TOLD THEM THAT I SAW RWY 7. I ASKED 3 TIMES IF I SHOULD GAR THEY DID NOT ANSWER ME, SO I LANDED. I PULLED OFF THE RWY AND FOLLOWED A GND VEHICLE. THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD LANDED AT ORLANDO EXECUTIVE. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED FROM MY FAILURE TO CONTINUE TO USE MY SECTIONAL AND FLT LOG. I AM CURRENTLY DOING EXTRA XCOUNTRY TRAINING WITH MY INSTRUCTOR. WE ARE WORKING ON IMPROVING MY ARPT IDENT AND USE OF FLT LOGS AND SECTIONAL CHARTS.

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.