Light transport aircraft lands at wrong airport.

Attributes
ACN	385258
Time
Date	199711
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lch
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 35
ASRS Report	385258
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
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:

Flight to L75 from the east. Background: the PF was first officer. PNF was captain. The first officer worked for company approximately a month. The captain was contract pilot, never flown for company before. The 2 pilots are friends that haven't seen each other in awhile. Approaching L75 from east, cleared 2000 ft, level at 2000 ft. Controller advises 'airport 12 O'clock position, 13 mi' approximately. PF looks up and sees runway. PNF advises ATC. ATC advises 'clear visual approach runway 33.' PF descends to 1500 ft. Enters approach 2 mi final. After landing, PF sees taxiway and realizes that the airport is not sulphur but lake charles. Sees light gun signal from tower. PNF calls tower and requests taxi back to runway 33. Factors affecting error: crew that had not flown together as a flight crew before and had no common training. Relaxed atmosphere. Failure of PF to verify DME. Failure of PNF to check position. 2 friends relaxed with each other and not xchking each other.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT ACFT LANDS AT WRONG ARPT.

Narrative: FLT TO L75 FROM THE E. BACKGROUND: THE PF WAS FO. PNF WAS CAPT. THE FO WORKED FOR COMPANY APPROX A MONTH. THE CAPT WAS CONTRACT PLT, NEVER FLOWN FOR COMPANY BEFORE. THE 2 PLTS ARE FRIENDS THAT HAVEN'T SEEN EACH OTHER IN AWHILE. APCHING L75 FROM E, CLRED 2000 FT, LEVEL AT 2000 FT. CTLR ADVISES 'ARPT 12 O'CLOCK POS, 13 MI' APPROX. PF LOOKS UP AND SEES RWY. PNF ADVISES ATC. ATC ADVISES 'CLR VISUAL APCH RWY 33.' PF DSNDS TO 1500 FT. ENTERS APCH 2 MI FINAL. AFTER LNDG, PF SEES TXWY AND REALIZES THAT THE ARPT IS NOT SULPHUR BUT LAKE CHARLES. SEES LIGHT GUN SIGNAL FROM TWR. PNF CALLS TWR AND REQUESTS TAXI BACK TO RWY 33. FACTORS AFFECTING ERROR: CREW THAT HAD NOT FLOWN TOGETHER AS A FLC BEFORE AND HAD NO COMMON TRAINING. RELAXED ATMOSPHERE. FAILURE OF PF TO VERIFY DME. FAILURE OF PNF TO CHK POS. 2 FRIENDS RELAXED WITH EACH OTHER AND NOT XCHKING EACH OTHER.

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.