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The reporter mistook camp pendleton MCAS for oceanside airport. The reporter entered restr area R2503 before realizing the error.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 337460 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ocn |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ocn |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 200 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 337460 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 450 |
| ASRS Report | 337468 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On jun/xa/96 at approximately XA00Z-XA15Z, I was PIC carrying a passenger on a flight from lgb to L32, a 45 min flight. We did some preflight planning and decided to take the coast route. We contacted socal approach and requested flight following. We were navigating to oceanside VOR. Socal approach told us to squawk VFR, frequency change approved. I started a descent to oceanside airport. Staying over the coast, we looked over to the east and saw an airport that we determined was oceanside. We both were not familiar with this area. I called oceanside unicom 123.00 asking runway conditions. They were using runway 24. I called my 10 mi out was going to be entry on a 45 degree for runway 24. Then about 5 mi out we could see no activities and saw helicopters parked along the runway. I made a 180 degree turn and climbed out back to the ocean shore line. In summing this statement up, there were mistakes made and I as PIC will be more careful in the future of restr areas.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE RPTR MISTOOK CAMP PENDLETON MCAS FOR OCEANSIDE ARPT. THE RPTR ENTERED RESTR AREA R2503 BEFORE REALIZING THE ERROR.
Narrative: ON JUN/XA/96 AT APPROX XA00Z-XA15Z, I WAS PIC CARRYING A PAX ON A FLT FROM LGB TO L32, A 45 MIN FLT. WE DID SOME PREFLT PLANNING AND DECIDED TO TAKE THE COAST RTE. WE CONTACTED SOCAL APCH AND REQUESTED FLT FOLLOWING. WE WERE NAVING TO OCEANSIDE VOR. SOCAL APCH TOLD US TO SQUAWK VFR, FREQ CHANGE APPROVED. I STARTED A DSCNT TO OCEANSIDE ARPT. STAYING OVER THE COAST, WE LOOKED OVER TO THE E AND SAW AN ARPT THAT WE DETERMINED WAS OCEANSIDE. WE BOTH WERE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS AREA. I CALLED OCEANSIDE UNICOM 123.00 ASKING RWY CONDITIONS. THEY WERE USING RWY 24. I CALLED MY 10 MI OUT WAS GOING TO BE ENTRY ON A 45 DEG FOR RWY 24. THEN ABOUT 5 MI OUT WE COULD SEE NO ACTIVITIES AND SAW HELIS PARKED ALONG THE RWY. I MADE A 180 DEG TURN AND CLBED OUT BACK TO THE OCEAN SHORE LINE. IN SUMMING THIS STATEMENT UP, THERE WERE MISTAKES MADE AND I AS PIC WILL BE MORE CAREFUL IN THE FUTURE OF RESTR AREAS.
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.