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Pilot called tower for landing clearance and when closer to airport realized it was the wrong one. Became reoriented, told tower and landed at correct airport 7 mi east.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 297420 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199502 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ojc |
| State Reference | KS |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 5500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ojc tower : ixd |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 25 |
| ASRS Report | 297420 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Pilot called ojc tower 126.0 and reported over hillsdale lake (approximately 10 mi southwest ojc) for landing with ATIS information. Runway 17 was active. Ojc tower advised to call 3 mi southwest for right downwind, at this point, aircraft heading 050 degrees, 5500 ft MSL, squawking 1200. Aircraft descended to 3500 ft MSL and turned northerly toward airport. Aircraft had all lights on (navigation, beacon, strobe and taxi-landing light). Ojc VOR 113.0 was tuned and idented. Azimuth and DME were unreliable so pilot navigated visually. No traffic was reported or observed. At approximately 3-4 mi from control tower, pilot realized that airport was joco industrial (ixd) instead of joco executive (ojc) and announced that he was turning left and departing area to west. Aircraft climbed to 4500 ft MSL heading 270 degrees, then commenced left turn around to land ojc. Aircraft landed ojc runway 17 without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT CALLED TWR FOR LNDG CLRNC AND WHEN CLOSER TO ARPT REALIZED IT WAS THE WRONG ONE. BECAME REORIENTED, TOLD TWR AND LANDED AT CORRECT ARPT 7 MI E.
Narrative: PLT CALLED OJC TWR 126.0 AND RPTED OVER HILLSDALE LAKE (APPROX 10 MI SW OJC) FOR LNDG WITH ATIS INFO. RWY 17 WAS ACTIVE. OJC TWR ADVISED TO CALL 3 MI SW FOR R DOWNWIND, AT THIS POINT, ACFT HDG 050 DEGS, 5500 FT MSL, SQUAWKING 1200. ACFT DSNDED TO 3500 FT MSL AND TURNED NORTHERLY TOWARD ARPT. ACFT HAD ALL LIGHTS ON (NAV, BEACON, STROBE AND TAXI-LNDG LIGHT). OJC VOR 113.0 WAS TUNED AND IDENTED. AZIMUTH AND DME WERE UNRELIABLE SO PLT NAVIGATED VISUALLY. NO TFC WAS RPTED OR OBSERVED. AT APPROX 3-4 MI FROM CTL TWR, PLT REALIZED THAT ARPT WAS JOCO INDUSTRIAL (IXD) INSTEAD OF JOCO EXECUTIVE (OJC) AND ANNOUNCED THAT HE WAS TURNING L AND DEPARTING AREA TO W. ACFT CLBED TO 4500 FT MSL HDG 270 DEGS, THEN COMMENCED L TURN AROUND TO LAND OJC. ACFT LANDED OJC RWY 17 WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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.