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Unauthorized approach landing at wrong airport. Reporter enjoys lunch and makes an unauthorized takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 305960 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199505 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : wjf airport : l00 |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| ASRS Report | 305960 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I took off from apple valley airport with just a local flight in mind. After 15 mins into flight, we decided that we would go over to rosemond airport for lunch. I mistook fox field for rosemond. I tried to get a response on unicom but did not get a landing advisory. I cleared for pattern approach and made a normal l-hand approach with no problems landing. There was a restaurant on the field. We had lunch for over an hour. While at the restaurant there was no attempt to make contact with me. At this point I was still unaware that I was at the wrong airport. This was the first time I had ever landed at either airport (rosemond or fox). I had seen the tower, but did not notice any activity, therefore I assumed that this was rosemond and that the tower was not manned. I taxied to runup area, did my checklist, cleared the pattern and made a l-hand departure as normal. It was not until I returned to apple valley airport and checked in with FBO that I was informed of my wrong doing of going into a controled area without radio contact.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: UNAUTH APCH LNDG AT WRONG ARPT. RPTR ENJOYS LUNCH AND MAKES AN UNAUTH TKOF.
Narrative: I TOOK OFF FROM APPLE VALLEY ARPT WITH JUST A LCL FLT IN MIND. AFTER 15 MINS INTO FLT, WE DECIDED THAT WE WOULD GO OVER TO ROSEMOND ARPT FOR LUNCH. I MISTOOK FOX FIELD FOR ROSEMOND. I TRIED TO GET A RESPONSE ON UNICOM BUT DID NOT GET A LNDG ADVISORY. I CLRED FOR PATTERN APCH AND MADE A NORMAL L-HAND APCH WITH NO PROBS LNDG. THERE WAS A RESTAURANT ON THE FIELD. WE HAD LUNCH FOR OVER AN HR. WHILE AT THE RESTAURANT THERE WAS NO ATTEMPT TO MAKE CONTACT WITH ME. AT THIS POINT I WAS STILL UNAWARE THAT I WAS AT THE WRONG ARPT. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD EVER LANDED AT EITHER ARPT (ROSEMOND OR FOX). I HAD SEEN THE TWR, BUT DID NOT NOTICE ANY ACTIVITY, THEREFORE I ASSUMED THAT THIS WAS ROSEMOND AND THAT THE TWR WAS NOT MANNED. I TAXIED TO RUNUP AREA, DID MY CHKLIST, CLRED THE PATTERN AND MADE A L-HAND DEP AS NORMAL. IT WAS NOT UNTIL I RETURNED TO APPLE VALLEY ARPT AND CHKED IN WITH FBO THAT I WAS INFORMED OF MY WRONG DOING OF GOING INTO A CTLED AREA WITHOUT RADIO CONTACT.
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.