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Private pilot of an small aircraft sel landed at the wrong airport due to following navigation GPS heading indicator that was partially obliterated in the area of the desired reference point.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 337864 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cvs airport : cvn |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2900 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cvs tower : dtw |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 950 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 337864 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was flying a GPS heading to clovis municipal airport. I had been talking to clovis unicom and had been told runway 12 was in use. The GPS was leading me directly to an airport (which I assumed was clovis municipal). The #12 was partially obliterated by black marks but even though I was unfamiliar with the area I was sure I was landing on clovis municipal. I discovered that I had landed on cannon AFB.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA SEL LANDED AT THE WRONG ARPT DUE TO FOLLOWING NAV GPS HDG INDICATOR THAT WAS PARTIALLY OBLITERATED IN THE AREA OF THE DESIRED REF POINT.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING A GPS HDG TO CLOVIS MUNICIPAL ARPT. I HAD BEEN TALKING TO CLOVIS UNICOM AND HAD BEEN TOLD RWY 12 WAS IN USE. THE GPS WAS LEADING ME DIRECTLY TO AN ARPT (WHICH I ASSUMED WAS CLOVIS MUNICIPAL). THE #12 WAS PARTIALLY OBLITERATED BY BLACK MARKS BUT EVEN THOUGH I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AREA I WAS SURE I WAS LNDG ON CLOVIS MUNICIPAL. I DISCOVERED THAT I HAD LANDED ON CANNON AFB.
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.