An air carrier B727 freighter flight crew line up on the wrong airport even though they had the correct ILS frequency in their navigation radios and the proper approach charts selected. The alert approach controller took timely corrective action.

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Attributes
ACN	400160
Time
Date	199804
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ict
State Reference	KS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2700 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ict artcc : zla
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	400160
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance 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:

Cleared for ILS runway 1L approach to ict. Then cleared visual to ict runway 1L. Both ILS tuned and DME and ADF appeared accurate. Lined aircraft towards mcconnell AFB runway 1. Realized runway layout at mcconnell was different from diagram for ict, when ATC instructed us to take a 270 degree heading for ict and climb to 3000 ft. We picked up ict and landed visually without incident. Recommendation for our air carrier to show on approach chart page 10-10 a warning regarding ict's close proximity to mcconnell AFB. Good job to ATC for correcting a potentially embarrassing situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR B727 FREIGHTER FLC LINE UP ON THE WRONG ARPT EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD THE CORRECT ILS FREQ IN THEIR NAV RADIOS AND THE PROPER APCH CHARTS SELECTED. THE ALERT APCH CTLR TOOK TIMELY CORRECTIVE ACTION.

Narrative: CLRED FOR ILS RWY 1L APCH TO ICT. THEN CLRED VISUAL TO ICT RWY 1L. BOTH ILS TUNED AND DME AND ADF APPEARED ACCURATE. LINED ACFT TOWARDS MCCONNELL AFB RWY 1. REALIZED RWY LAYOUT AT MCCONNELL WAS DIFFERENT FROM DIAGRAM FOR ICT, WHEN ATC INSTRUCTED US TO TAKE A 270 DEG HDG FOR ICT AND CLB TO 3000 FT. WE PICKED UP ICT AND LANDED VISUALLY WITHOUT INCIDENT. RECOMMENDATION FOR OUR ACR TO SHOW ON APCH CHART PAGE 10-10 A WARNING REGARDING ICT'S CLOSE PROX TO MCCONNELL AFB. GOOD JOB TO ATC FOR CORRECTING A POTENTIALLY EMBARRASSING SIT.

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.