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Pilot of a low wing, twin engine reciprocating engine aircraft on an IFR flight plan cancels IFR when 15 mi from destination airport with 'airport in sight.' he lands at the wrong airport which has same airport confign and is located 6 mi north of the intended airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 428289 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199902 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : nbj.airport |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 85 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 4500 |
| ASRS Report | 428289 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I flew on an IFR flight plan from ptk to AL15 under clear skies and unlimited visibility. I canceled IFR when 15 mi north of AL15 with 'airport in sight.' what I saw was nolf barin airport, which was in direct line to my destination airport, AL15. Nolf barin has the exact same runway layout as AL15. My seeing the airport with the same runways as AL15 caused me to believe I was at AL15. I landed without incident and talked to the airport personnel. I departed and flew to AL15. In the future, I will not cancel IFR until my navaids verify my airport of destination is assured.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A LOW WING, TWIN ENG RECIPROCATING ENG ACFT ON AN IFR FLT PLAN CANCELS IFR WHEN 15 MI FROM DEST ARPT WITH 'ARPT IN SIGHT.' HE LANDS AT THE WRONG ARPT WHICH HAS SAME ARPT CONFIGN AND IS LOCATED 6 MI N OF THE INTENDED ARPT.
Narrative: I FLEW ON AN IFR FLT PLAN FROM PTK TO AL15 UNDER CLR SKIES AND UNLIMITED VISIBILITY. I CANCELED IFR WHEN 15 MI N OF AL15 WITH 'ARPT IN SIGHT.' WHAT I SAW WAS NOLF BARIN ARPT, WHICH WAS IN DIRECT LINE TO MY DEST ARPT, AL15. NOLF BARIN HAS THE EXACT SAME RWY LAYOUT AS AL15. MY SEEING THE ARPT WITH THE SAME RWYS AS AL15 CAUSED ME TO BELIEVE I WAS AT AL15. I LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TALKED TO THE ARPT PERSONNEL. I DEPARTED AND FLEW TO AL15. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL NOT CANCEL IFR UNTIL MY NAVAIDS VERIFY MY ARPT OF DEST IS ASSURED.
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.