A LR60 makes an approach to the closed naval air station at glenview, thinking that it is pwk which was another 4-5 mi northwest of the closed airport. Reporter cites lack of navaids for an approach from the south during a visual approach.

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Attributes
ACN	398859
Time
Date	199804
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pwk
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 900 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ord
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Learjet 60
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : missed approach
Route In Use	approach : visual approach : straight in arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 4800 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	398859
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Approach advised us of pwk airport's position and we called what appeared to be pwk airport in sight and we were cleared for the visual approach and told to switch to advisory frequency. The airport we had in sight was not pwk but a closed airport approximately 3 NM southeast of pwk. The runway we were going to use at pwk was runway 34 and there are no approach aids to that runway. As we got closer I realized we were not at pwk and looked at the map display on our EFIS and saw we were approximately 3 NM southeast of pwk. At this time we climbed to 1500 ft MSL and proceeded to pwk for a visual approach to runway 34. Pilots should use all information available to them. Even with our highly automated cockpit and map display we still headed for the wrong place. Even if you see an airport, use all the resources you have to verify that you are in the right place.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A LR60 MAKES AN APCH TO THE CLOSED NAVAL AIR STATION AT GLENVIEW, THINKING THAT IT IS PWK WHICH WAS ANOTHER 4-5 MI NW OF THE CLOSED ARPT. RPTR CITES LACK OF NAVAIDS FOR AN APCH FROM THE S DURING A VISUAL APCH.

Narrative: APCH ADVISED US OF PWK ARPT'S POSITION AND WE CALLED WHAT APPEARED TO BE PWK ARPT IN SIGHT AND WE WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH AND TOLD TO SWITCH TO ADVISORY FREQ. THE ARPT WE HAD IN SIGHT WAS NOT PWK BUT A CLOSED ARPT APPROX 3 NM SE OF PWK. THE RWY WE WERE GOING TO USE AT PWK WAS RWY 34 AND THERE ARE NO APCH AIDS TO THAT RWY. AS WE GOT CLOSER I REALIZED WE WERE NOT AT PWK AND LOOKED AT THE MAP DISPLAY ON OUR EFIS AND SAW WE WERE APPROX 3 NM SE OF PWK. AT THIS TIME WE CLBED TO 1500 FT MSL AND PROCEEDED TO PWK FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 34. PLTS SHOULD USE ALL INFO AVAILABLE TO THEM. EVEN WITH OUR HIGHLY AUTOMATED COCKPIT AND MAP DISPLAY WE STILL HEADED FOR THE WRONG PLACE. EVEN IF YOU SEE AN ARPT, USE ALL THE RESOURCES YOU HAVE TO VERIFY THAT YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE.

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.