PA28 pilot idented the wrong airport for visual approach and landing.

Attributes
ACN	425459
Time
Date	199901
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oma
State Reference	NE
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 198 flight time total : 1040 flight time type : 660
ASRS Report	425459
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Deviation from oma tower clearance. Cleared for runway 14L downwind to base entry. We entered into south end of runway (approach end of runway 32, upwind of runway 14L) before we established on the downwind of runway 14L. There were not any conflicts with other aircraft. Pilot reported airport in sight when he had different airport (not oma) in sight. He proceeded to the wrong airport. Oma tower told pilot 'airport 10 - 11 O'clock.' when pilot requested the direction of oma airport during approach to oma when there were winds from south and pilot had wind correction angle to the south, airport was 1 - 2 O'clock from the pilot's position at the time. Oma tower gave vector to the pilot to re-enter downwind for runway 14L. Pilot re-entered downwind for runway 14L.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 PLT IDENTED THE WRONG ARPT FOR VISUAL APCH AND LNDG.

Narrative: DEV FROM OMA TWR CLRNC. CLRED FOR RWY 14L DOWNWIND TO BASE ENTRY. WE ENTERED INTO S END OF RWY (APCH END OF RWY 32, UPWIND OF RWY 14L) BEFORE WE ESTABLISHED ON THE DOWNWIND OF RWY 14L. THERE WERE NOT ANY CONFLICTS WITH OTHER ACFT. PLT RPTED ARPT IN SIGHT WHEN HE HAD DIFFERENT ARPT (NOT OMA) IN SIGHT. HE PROCEEDED TO THE WRONG ARPT. OMA TWR TOLD PLT 'ARPT 10 - 11 O'CLOCK.' WHEN PLT REQUESTED THE DIRECTION OF OMA ARPT DURING APCH TO OMA WHEN THERE WERE WINDS FROM S AND PLT HAD WIND CORRECTION ANGLE TO THE S, ARPT WAS 1 - 2 O'CLOCK FROM THE PLT'S POS AT THE TIME. OMA TWR GAVE VECTOR TO THE PLT TO RE-ENTER DOWNWIND FOR RWY 14L. PLT RE-ENTERED DOWNWIND FOR RWY 14L.

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.