Initial line up for wrong airport.

Attributes
ACN	307045
Time
Date	199506
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lch
State Reference	LA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lch
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 5900 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	307045
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2500
ASRS Report	307247
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While en route from gulfport, ms, to lake charles, la, in VFR conditions approach control gave us a descent to 1500 ft. Once we were level at 1500 ft approach called the airport at 1-2 O'clock. We turned about 7 mi final after we were cleared for the visual. Once on final we noticed that our back course didn't come alive and the NDB needle was off to the left. At this time we realized that we had turned final for lake charles chennault industrial instead of lake charles regional. As we started to brake off the approach, regional's tower called and informed us that we were lined up for the wrong airport. We landed at lake charles regional without incident. This situation would have been avoided if when approach called the airport it would have mentioned the other airport. The airports are about 3 mi apart and have similar runways. We broke off our approach to chennault at about 5 mi and while we were still at 1500 ft. At no time were we in conflict with any other aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INITIAL LINE UP FOR WRONG ARPT.

Narrative: WHILE ENRTE FROM GULFPORT, MS, TO LAKE CHARLES, LA, IN VFR CONDITIONS APCH CTL GAVE US A DSCNT TO 1500 FT. ONCE WE WERE LEVEL AT 1500 FT APCH CALLED THE ARPT AT 1-2 O'CLOCK. WE TURNED ABOUT 7 MI FINAL AFTER WE WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL. ONCE ON FINAL WE NOTICED THAT OUR BACK COURSE DIDN'T COME ALIVE AND THE NDB NEEDLE WAS OFF TO THE L. AT THIS TIME WE REALIZED THAT WE HAD TURNED FINAL FOR LAKE CHARLES CHENNAULT INDUSTRIAL INSTEAD OF LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL. AS WE STARTED TO BRAKE OFF THE APCH, REGIONAL'S TWR CALLED AND INFORMED US THAT WE WERE LINED UP FOR THE WRONG ARPT. WE LANDED AT LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS SIT WOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF WHEN APCH CALLED THE ARPT IT WOULD HAVE MENTIONED THE OTHER ARPT. THE ARPTS ARE ABOUT 3 MI APART AND HAVE SIMILAR RWYS. WE BROKE OFF OUR APCH TO CHENNAULT AT ABOUT 5 MI AND WHILE WE WERE STILL AT 1500 FT. AT NO TIME WERE WE IN CONFLICT WITH ANY OTHER ACFT.

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.