Flight crew on visual approach lines up for runway at wrong airport.

Attributes
ACN	309392
Time
Date	199507
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dab
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dab
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
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 : 150 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	309392
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5600 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	309396
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Descending into daytona beach airport, we reported airport in sight and were given clearance for a visual approach to runway 25R. We mistakenly lined up on ormond beach final. We recognized our error at the same time that the approach controller did and turned left for a right base leg to daytona beach airport. No traffic conflicts. What is interesting about this occurrence is that the first officer and myself were aware of this hazard and had briefed it inbound to daytona! Bunnell, fl, airport lies in the same relative position to ormond airport as ormond is to daytona. We mistook bunnell to be ormond and therefore ormond to be daytona. I was in 'map' mode and the intercept looked good. I switched to 'rose' to verify raw data but couldn't wait for case break or I'd overshoot, so I rolled out on final, checked the localizer back course and realized the error. Visibility was hazy to the west and I could not make out details of the airport before turning. In the future, I will establish myself and localizer back course 'prior' to accepting visual approach to this facility.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC ON VISUAL APCH LINES UP FOR RWY AT WRONG ARPT.

Narrative: DSNDING INTO DAYTONA BEACH ARPT, WE RPTED ARPT IN SIGHT AND WERE GIVEN CLRNC FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 25R. WE MISTAKENLY LINED UP ON ORMOND BEACH FINAL. WE RECOGNIZED OUR ERROR AT THE SAME TIME THAT THE APCH CTLR DID AND TURNED L FOR A R BASE LEG TO DAYTONA BEACH ARPT. NO TFC CONFLICTS. WHAT IS INTERESTING ABOUT THIS OCCURRENCE IS THAT THE FO AND MYSELF WERE AWARE OF THIS HAZARD AND HAD BRIEFED IT INBOUND TO DAYTONA! BUNNELL, FL, ARPT LIES IN THE SAME RELATIVE POS TO ORMOND ARPT AS ORMOND IS TO DAYTONA. WE MISTOOK BUNNELL TO BE ORMOND AND THEREFORE ORMOND TO BE DAYTONA. I WAS IN 'MAP' MODE AND THE INTERCEPT LOOKED GOOD. I SWITCHED TO 'ROSE' TO VERIFY RAW DATA BUT COULDN'T WAIT FOR CASE BREAK OR I'D OVERSHOOT, SO I ROLLED OUT ON FINAL, CHKED THE LOC BACK COURSE AND REALIZED THE ERROR. VISIBILITY WAS HAZY TO THE W AND I COULD NOT MAKE OUT DETAILS OF THE ARPT BEFORE TURNING. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL ESTABLISH MYSELF AND LOC BACK COURSE 'PRIOR' TO ACCEPTING VISUAL APCH TO THIS FACILITY.

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.