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C172 student pilot, on first night flight, lined up and descended for wrong airport. ATC intervened when seeing inappropriate descent and reporter realized his error.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 347360 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199609 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : oak |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1700 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : oak tower : lgb |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 53 flight time total : 69 flight time type : 69 |
| ASRS Report | 347360 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was returning from monterey, landing oakland. It was my first night flight solo. I had mistaken the hayward airport for oakland and began my descent to land. Bay approach noticed that I had gone below 2000 ft and asked if I was maintaining altitude at or above 2000 ft. When they asked me this question, I realized that I was headed for the wrong airport. As I corrected my mistake, I told bay that I was climbing back. Along the way I was also doing what I had to do to maintain VFR cloud clrncs as well as maintaining required altitude.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 STUDENT PLT, ON FIRST NIGHT FLT, LINED UP AND DSNDED FOR WRONG ARPT. ATC INTERVENED WHEN SEEING INAPPROPRIATE DSCNT AND RPTR REALIZED HIS ERROR.
Narrative: I WAS RETURNING FROM MONTEREY, LNDG OAKLAND. IT WAS MY FIRST NIGHT FLT SOLO. I HAD MISTAKEN THE HAYWARD ARPT FOR OAKLAND AND BEGAN MY DSCNT TO LAND. BAY APCH NOTICED THAT I HAD GONE BELOW 2000 FT AND ASKED IF I WAS MAINTAINING ALT AT OR ABOVE 2000 FT. WHEN THEY ASKED ME THIS QUESTION, I REALIZED THAT I WAS HEADED FOR THE WRONG ARPT. AS I CORRECTED MY MISTAKE, I TOLD BAY THAT I WAS CLBING BACK. ALONG THE WAY I WAS ALSO DOING WHAT I HAD TO DO TO MAINTAIN VFR CLOUD CLRNCS AS WELL AS MAINTAINING REQUIRED ALT.
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.