Air carrier X made visual approach to wrong airport. Aircraft go around.

Attributes
ACN	309546
Time
Date	199507
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : opf
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia tower : mia
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	309546
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Air carrier X MD80 was cleared for a visual approach to runway 9L at miami after the flight crew reported the field in sight. Radar testing was in progress at miami, the ARTS system was down and primary radar was used as the method of tracking. When I was able to switch from the fll ASR 9 to the mia ASR 9, then received a presentation of the triple slash beacon returns on the aircraft I was monitoring. I observed X on the short final to opf airport and immediately advised the mia tower local ATC's to send X around.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X MADE VISUAL APCH TO WRONG ARPT. ACFT GAR.

Narrative: ACR X MD80 WAS CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 9L AT MIAMI AFTER THE FLC RPTED THE FIELD IN SIGHT. RADAR TESTING WAS IN PROGRESS AT MIAMI, THE ARTS SYS WAS DOWN AND PRIMARY RADAR WAS USED AS THE METHOD OF TRACKING. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO SWITCH FROM THE FLL ASR 9 TO THE MIA ASR 9, THEN RECEIVED A PRESENTATION OF THE TRIPLE SLASH BEACON RETURNS ON THE ACFT I WAS MONITORING. I OBSERVED X ON THE SHORT FINAL TO OPF ARPT AND IMMEDIATELY ADVISED THE MIA TWR LCL ATC'S TO SEND X AROUND.

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.